2011-03-09_INSPECTION - M1994117 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1994117
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 3/9/2011
• Doc Name: Receipt of Corrective Action Documentation & Request for Corrective Action Date Extension.
• From: DRMS
• To: J.M. Beck & Associates
• Inspection Date: 6/12/2009
• Email Name: MAC
• Email Name: AJW
• 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]
March 9, 2011
Jim Beck
J.M Beck & Associates
6130 W. Vassar Way
Lakewood, CO 80227
RE: Gold Hill Mill; DRMS File No. M-1994-117; Receipt of Corrective Action
Documentation & Request for Corrective Action Date Extension
Dear Mr. Beck,
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
The Division received your above referenced response in regard to the Compliance Problems
cited in the report of the inspection conducted on June 12, 2009. The statuses of the corrective
actions regarding these problems are as follows:
Compliance Problem 1: Mill tailing discharged to locations outside of approved pond.
This problem is considered abated as a result of the Operator's submittal of documentation
describing the location of tailings deposition and the approximate volume tailings deposited at
each location. The Division may require additional testing to ensure the tailings will not have an
adverse impact on groundwater or surface water. Any additional testing or mitigation which may
be required by the Division will be addressed under separate cover.
Compliance Problem 2: A thin layer of tailings was deposited on the out-slope of the tailing
dam.
This problem is considered abated as a result of the Operator's submittal of a Tailings Pond
Maintenance and Monitoring Plan.
Compliance Problem 3: Incorrect Financial Warranty bond form on file.
This problem is currently pending resolution. The appropriate bond forms have been provided to
the Operator.
Compliance Problem 4: The permit boundary was inadequately marked.
At the request of the Operator, the corrective action date has been extended to July 31, 2011.
Please be aware that no extensions will be granted beyond the July 31, 2011 deadline. If the
Division has not received proof that the permit boundary was adequately delineated by the
corrective action date, then enforcement actions may be pursued.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines