2010-07-06_REVISION - M1984036

• Permit No: M1984036
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 7/6/2010
• Doc Name: Reply to the Colorado Office of Mined Land Reclamation ‎(Office)‎ Preliminary Adequacy Review
• From: Varra Companies, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: TR4
• Email Name: JLE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Varra Companies, Inc.
Office of Special Projects
8120 Gage Street Frederick Colorado 80516 Telephone [phone] Fax[phone]
Friday 2 July 2010
To: Jared Ebert, EPS
Land Reclamation
Colorado Office of Mined
1313 Sherman Street, #215
Denver, Colorado 80203
From: Varra Companies, In
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Bradford Janes, Profession
Subject: M-1984-036 Dako
(Office) Preliminary Adequ
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acy Review correspondence of 27 April 2010.
For greater continuity and ease of reference, we have iterated your comments by item in a
graphical box, with our comments in blue following:
Updated Post Mine Land Use:
As a result of the January 20th, 2010 inspection of the site, the Operator was required to submit a
Technical Revision to update the reclamation plan to account for the lining of the two pit
excavations with clay. Given the current approved post mine land use is designated as
Developed Water Resource, the Division did not require the Operator to submit an amendment to
update the current approved land use. However, the Technical Revision indicates the Operator
would like to change to post mine land use for a portion of the permit acreage for agricultural
use, for farm storage equipment and agricultural material stockpiles.
Based off the submitted narrative and the revised map submitted with the Technical Revision,
the Division believes about 46.5 acres of land is designated for agricultural use. This acreage is
the land not accounted for with the two storage basins and the areas designated for re-soiling and
re-vegetation, thus Area 1 and Area 3 (57 acres minus 10.5 acres). The narrative states the
current fill area, stockpile yard and recycling area will be used for farm equipment and
agricultural material stockpiles. Page 3 of the narrative indicates this farm equipment and
agricultural materials stockpile area is designated as Area 2 on the map, however Area 2 on the
map is the northwestern reservoir, the Division assumes the applicant meant to state this is Area
3. The reclamation plan map indicates Area 1 and Area 3 will be stabilized with road base
instead of being top-soiled and seeded.
The current approved reclamation plan calls for top-soiling and re-vegetating the shoreline of the
lakes and the periphery areas including the backfilled pit area (Area 3). As stated above, the
Operator would like to change the post mine land use for Areas 1 and 3 for agricultural use and
not be required to top-soil and re-vegetate these areas. Rule 1.1 (6) requires significant changes
Varra Companies, Inc. correspondence of 18 May to the Colorado Office of Mined Land Reclamation (Office)
in reply to Office correspondence of 27 April 2010 - Dakolios Pit - M-1984-036.