2008-05-22_REVISION - M1999002

• Permit No: M1999002
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 5/22/2008
• Doc Name: Preliminary adequacy review
• From: DRMS
• To: American Soda, L.L.P.
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Email Name: SSS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
May 22, 2008
COLORADO
D I V1 S I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
RECEIVED SAFETY
MAY 2 8 2008
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Mr. Todd Wilson Division o1 Reciamation, Harris D. Sherman
Mining and Safety Executive Director
American Soda, L.L.P. Ronald W. Cattany
2717 County Road 215 Division Director
Parachute, CO 81635 Natural Resource Trustee
RE: Yankee Gulch Minerals Project, Permit No. M-1999-002, Amendment No. 1 (AM-01) Preliminary
Adequacy Review -?
Dear Mr. Wilson:
The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety received your March 11, 2008 application for
Amendment No. 1 to the Yankee Gulch Minerals Project, Permit No. M-1999-002, addressing a change
of post mining land use to industrial commercial for 26.1 acres of the permit area including the
processing plant location and surrounding areas. This application cannot be approved until the following
issues are adequately addressed. Please submit a response to the following issues as soon as possible,
but no later than June 5, 2008 so the decision due date set for June 9, 2008 can be met. If your response
or a written extension request are not received by June 5, 2008 this application may be denied
ADEQUACY COMMENTS
1. Please provide maps in compliance with the requirements of Rule 6.2 and ensure the exact
boundaries of the area requested for a post-mining land use (PMLU) change are shown as well as
all mining related disturbance, features, structures, etc.
2. The BLM lease for this area indicates that reclamation responsibility for the paved access road
from County Road 5 to the plant area has been transferred from American Soda, L.L.P. It would
appear that the access road will remain in place for the gas plant access. Please clarify if this
access road is also to be included in this request for a change of PMLU. If the road is to be
included in this request for change of PMLU, an amendment to this application will need to be
filed, per rule 1.8, which will require re-publication and re-mailing of the application notice, and
will reset the applicable deadlines and review timeframe.
3. If the access road has been transferred to another lessee by BLM, please revise Exhibit N to
provide documentation that American Soda L.L.P. retains the right to utilize that road to access
the mine site.
4. Please verify that there are no other mining related features in the subject area that have not been
transferred to the new lessee and remain American Soda, L.L.P.'s responsibility to reclaim.
wells, ditches, ponds, etc).
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