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RECEIVED FEF3 - ~ i~~35 [.TINED LAND RECLAMATION pIVISIAN Colo. Dept, of Natural Resouruaa ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII sss January 31,1985 Mined Land Reclamation Division 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 • ~~~Q.~ ~' /n ' :r z~ Subject: 1985 Annual Mining and Reclamation Report and Map. Permit 77-140 The following is our annual reclamation report and map for 1985. Also, I have included a summary of all of our reclamation efforts so far. The map will reflect all of the reclamation work we have done and the work we plan on doing next year, 1985. Mining and Reclamation Plan for 1995 Mining in 1985 In 1985, we are planning to use a Sauerman bucket operation as our means for extracting pitrun material out of the pit. ',Je have been using a dredge, or gravel pump for the last three years, but it has not proven to be very effective. A Sauerman bucket is a special bucket that is also used with a dragline. The only difference is that the bucket is sent out on a cable which is attached to a deadman on [he opposite side of the pit. This will enable us to throw the bucket several hundred feet out and will let us dig to a very great depth. Essentially, it is accomplishing the same thing as dredging, which is letting us dig considerably deeper, but not disturbing any more land. Our mining plan then would include, working in a westerly direction along the north shore of existing pit. lJe would not be enlarging the actual pit but would affect a small strip of land along the shore where the dragline sits and where we will be. moving material with a front end loader. (Refer to: Mining - 84 b 85 on map) This would amount to less than 1/2 acre of affected land. Reclamation for 1985 For 1985, our reclamation plan will consist of a minimal amount of bank sloping and topping on the northwest corner of pit. This is beta use we will not be disturbing any additional land. Total number of acres reclaimed for 1985 will be less than 1/2 acre.