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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 />January 28, 2005 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />MIN &RALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.ECLAMATION•MINING <br />SAFETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Mr. E. LeRoy Black, P. E. Russell cenrge <br />Office of the County Engineer ~e ~ ~ ~or.crL ~/ ~ Executive Director <br />501 Palmer Street, Suite 227 Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Delta, Colorado 81416-1796 Natural Resource Trustee <br />f/ / i/ <br />Re: Pig Mesa Pit, Permit No. M-1978.168, Technical Revision No. t Preliminary Adequacy Review `~ <br />Dear Mr. Black: <br />DMG completed the. preliminary adequacy review of your application for Technical Revision No. 1 (TR-01) <br />to Permit No. M-1978-168 for the Pig Mesa Pit. The application. canndt be approved until the following <br />issues are adequately addressed. Please submit a response to the following issues as soon.as possible, <br />but no later than February 4, 2005 so the decision due date set for February 7, 2005 can be. met. If you <br />cannot respond by February 4, 2005 please submit a request for extension of the decision date. If your <br />response or an extension request are not received by February 4, 2005 this application may be denied. <br />1. Please commit to reduction of current mining slopes to a maximum grade of 3H:1V to ensure stability <br />and minimize erosion until mining. returns to these slopes. <br />2. Please submit a weed control and erosion control plan to be implemented on the currently affected <br />areas of the site that will presumably remain idle until the SW 1/4NW 1/4 of Section 3 is mined out. <br />3. Please clarify whether the asphalt plant and wash plant wilt be relocated to the new mining area or if <br />the material will be hauled to the current processing.area...lf the .material will be hauled to the <br />processing area, please indicate the proposed haul route. If this proposed haul road is not currently a <br />feature of the permitted mine disturbance, please show it on the permit maps and provide construction <br />and reclamation specifications for the road. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand Junction <br />Field Office, 101 South Third Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, telephone no. 970-243- <br />6368. <br />Sincerely, <br />-' c7~" CJ <br />Steve S. Shuey <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of <br />Office of <br />Colorado <br />