2013-01-09_REVISION - C1980004

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/9/2013
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review #2
• From: DRMS
• To: Tamme Bishop - J.E. Stover & Associates
• Type & Sequence: PR2
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: SB1
• 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]
January 9, 2013
Tamme Bishop, P.E.
J.E. Stover & Associates
2352 N 7th Street, Unit B
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Re: McClane Canyon Mine, Permit No. C- 1980 -004
Permit Revision No. (PR -2), Adequacy Review #2
Dear Ms. Bishop:
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has reviewed McClane Canyon
Mining, LLC's PR -2 adequacy response letter received by the Division on October 18, 2012.
The Division has a few remaining adequacy concerns based on your responses to our comments.
Our comments are listed below and correspond to the original numbered paragraphs contained in
our initial adequacy review letter dated February 15, 2011. If the numbered paragraph is not
listed below than the item has been resolved. Please provide a response to the following
remaining comments and if appropriate provide revised application materials.
2. The Division has reviewed the new Appendix A information submitted by MCM and will
be conducting another AVS evaluation. If additional concerns are identified we will
inform MCM. No further response is necessary at this time.
3. A proposed decision on PR -2 by the Division is pending the completion of the
Environmental Assessment for the lease modification by the BLM and a Decision
Record. No further response from MCM is necessary at this time.
4. Consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is still in
progress by the Federal agencies that are involved. The Division will inform MCM
when additional information is available. No further response from MCM is necessary
at this time.
11. Comments 11 through 14 pertain to alluvial and bedrock groundwater quality and
quantity, the hydrologic monitoring plan, and the need for groundwater points of
compliance. I would like to arrange a meeting with J.E. Stover & Associates/MCM in
the near future to expedite reconciliation of several concerns identified in our review of
the adequacy response submittal specific to groundwater information presented. These
comments also overlap with Items 88 and 89 under Protection of Hydrological Balance
on page 32 of your response letter.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines