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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />Date: August 30, 2011 <br />To: Marcia Talvitie <br />From: Brock Bowles <br />RE: New Horizon North (Permit No. C- 2010 -089) <br />Adequacy Review #2 <br />Discrepancies in the PAP <br />Rule 2.04.3 — Site Description and Land Use Information <br />#5 — The response given by the applicant does not address Rule 2.04.3(1) which requires a <br />description of the existing premining environmental resources in the adjacent areas. The <br />Division agrees that the vegetation types and land uses in the areas adjacent to the proposed <br />mine site area are very similar, however, these adjacent areas have the potential to be <br />impacted by mining activities. Therefore, a description of the existing, premining <br />environmental resources of the adjacent area needs to be included in the permit. Two areas in <br />particular that need to be addressed are the wetlands west of CR 2600, downstream of <br />Meehan Draw and the irrigated pasture and wetland west of CR 2600 adjacent to the Garvey <br />property. <br />#6 — The response given by the applicant does not address Rule 2.04.3(4) which requires a <br />description of the existing land uses and land use classification under local law, if any, in the <br />adjacent areas. The Division agrees that the land uses in the areas adjacent to the proposed <br />mine site area are very similar, however, these adjacent areas have the potential to be <br />impacted by mining activities. Therefore, a description of the land use and local land use <br />classification of the adjacent area needs to be included in the permit. <br />#8 — Item Resolved <br />Rule 2.04.9 — Soils Resource Information <br />#1 — Item Resolved <br />Rule 2.04.10 — Vegetation Information <br />Office of Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />1 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />