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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />May 26, 2006 <br />Mr. Joe Dorris <br />2920 Cedar Hts. Dr. <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80904 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MIN SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />REC LAM ATION•NININC: <br />EAiETY•ECIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />RE: Adequacy Review for Colorado Calumet Mining Company Inc 110 Division Director <br />s Natural Resource Trustee <br />Limited Impact Operations application for the Colorado Calumet Co. Mining (M-2006-034) <br />Dear Mr. Dorris, <br />Listed below are adequacy review comments for the Colorado Calumet Company Inc. <br />application fora 110 Limited Impact Operations application M-2006-034. The Division of <br />Minerals and Geology (Division) is required to make an approval or denial decision no later than <br />June 1, 2006. Please make your response to the following adequacy review concerns back to the <br />Division as soon as possible. <br />Rule 6.3.1 Exhibit A -Legal Description and Location Map <br />The latitude and longitude areas in the affected area table maybe missing some figures; for <br />example site A appeared to be located at 39.031958 by 105.31187222 and not 39.1958 by <br />105.187222. Please check the affected areas table and make corrections if necessary. <br />Please comment and confirm on the discrepancy in affected acreage between the Division permit <br />application (5.32 acres) and the Forest Service Plan of Operation (3.62 acres and 3.75 acres), <br />Rule 6.3.2 Exhibit B-Site Description <br />Soils: There is not a complete soil survey for Teller County, but after review of available soil <br />information, it appears that while the soils on site are very gravelly, they do exist (besides the <br />duff layer). They are generally described as gravelly sandy loams. Please consult with the local <br />NRCS office to get a better understanding of the soil types, depths, and makeup and provide that <br />information to the Division. <br />While soil depth is not known, being able to remove and segregate the top 6 to 12 or more inches <br />of topsoil is often critical to reclamation success. (See comment in the Mining Plan section) <br />Burned Areas: The Pikes Peak weathered granite and soils are some of the most erosive in <br />Colorado. As a consequence there has been severe erosion in many post Hayman Fire bum <br />areas. Have any of the proposed affected areas or areas upslope for the affected areas <br />experienced abnormally post Hayman fire high erosion? This maybe important in extent and <br />type of mine operation stormwater controls that are needed and in reclamation efforts. <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation 'Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />