2013-04-29_REVISION - M1979163

• Permit No: M1979163
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/29/2013
• Doc Name: PRELIMINARY ADEQUACY REVIEW
• From: DRMS
• To: OPERATOR
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Email Name: TOD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
April 29, 2013
Phil Dorenkamp
Las Animas County
200 N. Linden Ave.
Trinidad, CO 81082
Re: Shannon Pit, DRMS file No. M- 1979 -163
112 Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Conversion
Preliminary Adequacy Review
Mr. Dorenkamp:
The Division has completed a preliminary review of the permit application, and has the
following comments.
6.4.4 Exhibit D - Mining Plan
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
STATE OF COLORADO
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
1. Please clarify the meaning of this statement "Captured water will be allowed to
evaporate naturally or will be filtered prior to exiting the site." Please describe what
is meant by filtered prior to exiting the site.
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAFETY
2. The mining plan states topsoil will be salvaged at 1 -12 inches. Please provide a
smaller range of topsoil to be removed, or please provide information to justify
salvaging 1 -12 inches. Based on observations made during the inspection the
Division believes there are approximately 6 -plus inches of rocky topsoil. The Division
believes that 6 -12 inches of topsoil /growth medium would be a more suitable range
to be salvage.
6.4.5. Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan
3. Please update Exhibit E to reflect the above mentioned changes to Exhibit D.
General comments and questions
4. Please see the attached comments from the State Historic Preservation Officer.
5. Please see the attached comments from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines