2009-03-23_REVISION - M2004009

• Permit No: M2004009
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 3/23/2009
• Doc Name: Revised Mine Plan and Reclamation Plan- PAR
• From: DRMS
• To: Asphalt Specialties Co., Inc.
• Type & Sequence: TR3
• Email Name: ECS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L O RA D O
Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N o f
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
SAFETY
Bin Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
March 23, 2009 Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Asphalt Specialties Co, Inc. Division Director
Attn: Rob Laird Natural Resource Trustee
10100 Dallas Street
Henderson, CO 80033
RE: File No. M-2004-009; Turnpike Mining Resource; Technical Revision 03 - Revise Mine Plan and
Reclamation Plan configuration, Submitted by Asphalt Specialties Co., Inc.
Dear Mr. Laird:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) has completed its preliminary adequacy review
of the Technical Revision (TR03). The revision was received on March 2, 2009 and called complete for
review on that date. The decision date for this revision is April 2, 2009. Please be advised that if you are
unable to satisfactorily address any concerns identified in this review before 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 revision. In general the submission was substantially adequate; however, as
with most revisions there are a few items that will require the submittal of additional information or
clarification of the existing information. The majority of the comments pertain to the submitted
reclamation cost estimate. In the interest of expediting the reclamation estimate process it would likely be
very beneficial to meet at the DRMS office to resolve any remaining questions.
• It appears that at least one underground gas line and one underground electric line will need to be
relocated near the south end of Cell 1. Are agreements already in place with the appropriate utilities for the
relocation of these lines? Also, no costs for the relocation of these lines have been included in the cost
estimate as submitted.
• The feasibility study as submitted does not contain some of the required information (such as material
mixing specifications, liner cover specifications, QA/QC protocol, etc) and commitments to be eligible for
the reduced bond option. It may be helpful to review pages 8 through 13 of the "GUIDE TO
SPECIFICATION PREPARATION FOR SLURRY WALLS AND CLAY LINERS AS A COMPONENT
OF A COLORADO MINED LAND RECLAMATION PERMIT" (available on the DRMS website) for a
more complete listing of specifications and commitments required for the reduced bond option. Although
some of the information from the "recommendations" section is certainly applicable if the appropriate
commitments are made, what DBMS will require is much more of a design and specifications report, not
just a feasibility study (if the reduced bond option is desired).
• The submitted feasibility study states that liner material should be placed in maximum 9 inch lifts for
compaction, but the text of Exhibit E states it will be placed in one foot lifts. Please change text in Exhibit
E to 9 inch maximum lifts, or provide documentation to support the one foot lifts for liner construction.
• The figure included with the TR (Reservoir Clay Liner - Typical Cross Section) does not correspond
with the recommendations provided in the feasibility study. In particular, the feasibility study recommends
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