REV95937

• Permit No: M1977485
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/14/2001
• Doc Name: ADEQUACY REVIEW FOR BACA CNTY PIT 8 CONVERSION OF A 110 TO 112 PN M-77-485
• From: DMG
• To: BACA CNTY
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISIQN OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone' [phone]
FAX: [phone]
August 14, 2001

STATE OF COLORADO
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DIVISION O
MINERAL:
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MIN ING•SAFETY
911 Owens
Governor
Mr. Troy Crane Greg E Watcher
County Commissioner Ertecmire Director
Baca County

741 Main Street Michael a tong
Division Director
Springfield, Colorado 81073
RE: Adequacy Review for Baca County Pit Number 8 Conv ersion of a 110 Permit to 112, Permit
Number M-77-485
Deaz Mr. Crane:
The Division of Minerals and Geology has completed its preliminary adequacy review of the Baca County Pit
Number 8 conversion from 110 construction materials permit to a 112 construction materials permit. The
application was received on May 18, 2001 and determined to be complete for technical review on June 18,
2001. The decision date for this application is September 17, 2001. Please be advised that if you are unable
to satisfactorily address the concerns identified in this review prior to the decision date, it will be your
responsibility to request an extension of the review period. If there are outstanding issues that have not
been adequately addressed prior to the end of the review period, and no extension has been requested, the
Division will deny this application. The following items require further information or clarification
Item 9, Pate 2 Application Form Location Information: It appears that the line indicating Quarter
Section does not agree with Exhibit A and your maps. Please indicate in a letter which description is
correct. It appeazs that your operation occupies the southwest quarter of Section 8, T. 34 S., R. 48 W.
of the 6'" P.M.
Item 14, Pat=_e 3 Application Form AaplicanUOperator: The permitting contact and the inspection
contact spaces are both left blank. Please indicate in a letter who will be fulfilling those two roles and
how they may be contacted.
6.4.5(2)(d) Exhibit E Reclamation Plan: In your item III describing how you plan to control
erosion, stockpile the A and B horizon, you use the verb "should" frequently, for example, "Where it
is possible the A and B horizons of the soil profile should be removed and stockpiled separately...".
In order to approve your application, we must be assured that you will perform these functions and
salvage all of the topsoil. Please eliminate the qualification "where possible", and remove the word
should from all sentences and indicate that Baca County will perform these functions. For instance
the previous quote from your permit should read "The A and B horizons of the soil profile will be
removed and stockpiled separately...". Please make this change, remove the word should and replace
it with the word will throughout [he reclamation plan.