The URL can be used to link to this page

Browse Search

Home My WebLink About20101244.tiff STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION,MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources - ,�- V• 1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 1 COLORADO Denver,Colorado 80203 DIVISION OF Phone:(303)866-3567 RECLAMATION FAX:(303)832-8106 -^ -9 A :0: MINING St— SAFETY Bill Ritter,Jr. Governor James B.Martin Executive Director Notice of 1 l I Construction Materials Loretta E.Pineda Director Reclamation Permit Release Request Consideration DATE: June 7, 2010 TO: Weld County Commissioners County Commissioner 915 10th St Greeley, CO 80631 FROM: Jared L. Ebert, Environmental Protection Specialist RE: Lafarge West, Inc., Stoneham Pit, Permit No. M-2002-071 Please be advised that on June 3, 2010, Lafarge West, Inc., whose address and telephone number are 11409 Business Park Circle, Ste 200 , Longmont, CO 80504-2200; (303) 684-2308, submitted a request for full reclamation responsibility release for the Stoneham Pit, Permit No. M-2002-071. The construction materials extraction operation is located at or near Section 25, Township I IN, Range 57W, 06th Prime Meridian, in Weld County. Written comments or objections to the release may be submitted to, and additional information obtained from, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203. (303) 866- 3567. Comments or objections should be submitted within 15 days. The Division is required to wait 30 days after the release decision is made to allow for appeals. • CHIC \p \LQ `�� 2010-1244 t kA Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines • 1 - oi—o79 ictab STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 RECEIVED DIVISION 0 Denver,Colorado 80203 - Phone:(3031866-3567 M I N E RA L TAX:(3 031 31 83 2-81 06 �� 1 9 2002 ✓ & FILE COPY GEOL.OG CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS RECLAMATIOI FO• R SCANNINGT of Minerals and Geo ogy MINING•SAFET SPECIAL(111)OPERATION V Bill Owens Governor RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM Greg E.Watcher Executive Director Michael B.Long nivis•on Dr__t_. The application for a Construction Materials Special 111 Operation Reclamation Permit contains four major parts: (I)the application form: (2)Exhibits A-L,Addendum 1,and any sections of Exhibit 6.5(Geotecbnical Stability Exhibit), as required by the Office,and outlined in Rules 6.1,6.2,6.3,6.5,and I.6.2(l)(b); (3)the application fee;(4)the Performance Warranty and-if required a Financial Warranty. When you submit your application, be sure to include one(I)completed.silted and notarized IVORY ORIGINAL and one(1)copy of the completed IVORY application form,two(2)copies of Exhibits A-L,Addendum I,appropriate sections of Exhibit 6.5(Geotechnical Stability Exhibit),as required,a check for the application fee described under(4)below,and die fully executed Performance Warranty and Financial Warranty,if required. Exhibits should NOT be bound or in 3-ring binders;maps should be folded to 8 1/2"X 11"or 8 Ih"X 14"size. To expedite processing,please provide the information in the format and order described in this form. GENERAL OPERATION INFORMATION Type or print clearly;in the space provided,all information described below, 1. ADpticantionerator or company name(name to be used on the permit): LAFARGE WEST, INC. v- 1.1 Type of organization(corporation,partnership,etc): CORPORATION 1.2 I.R.S.Tax ID No.or Social Security Number. 25-1531295 2. Operationname(Pit,mine or site name): STONEHAM PIT ✓ 3. Permitted acreate: 15.0 Permitted Acres 4. New Application: $781.00 Application Fee 5. Primary commoditie(s)tobemined: SAND/GRAVEL BORROW DIRT 6. Name of owner to the surface of affected land: KEN MCENDAFFER 6.1 Names of the holders of any recorded casements on the affected land: SAME 7. Name of owner to the ubsurface riebb of affected land: SAME 8. Type of minima operation: X Surface _Underground _In-situ 9. Location information: The center of the area where the majority of mining will occur: COUNTY: WELD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN(check one): X 6th(Colorado) , 10th(New Mexico) — Ute SECTION(write number): S 25 TOWNSHIP(write number and check direction): T 11 X North South RANGE(write number and check direction): R 57 - _ East X , West ._ QUARTER SECTION(check one): _ X NE NW SE SW QUARTER/QUARTER SECTION(check one): NE '( NW SE - X SW GENERAL DESCRIPTION:(the number of miles and direction from the nearest town and the approximate elevation): FROM BRUSH: 45 MILES NORTH ON HWY 71 PAST 124 RD, ENTRANCE IS ON THE LEFT. ELEVATION: 4800 FEET -z- • 10. Correspondence Information: 'APPLICANT/OPERATOR (name,address,and phone of name to be used on permit) • • Contact's Name: JULIE GOETTEMOELLER Title: LAND M NAGER Company Name: LAFARGE WEST, INC. Street 1800 NORTH TAFT HILL RD, P.O. BOX 2187 City: FORT COLLINS State: CO Zip Code: 80522 Telephone Number: ( 970 )- 407-3669 Fax Number: ( 970 )- 407-3907 PERMITTING CONTACT (if different from applicant/operator above) Contact's Name: SAME Title: Company Name: Street: City: State: Zip Code: Telephone Number: ( - Fax Number: ( )- INSPECTION CONTACT Contact's Name: SAME Title: Company Name: Street: City: State: Zip Code: Telephone Number. ( 1 Fax Number: ( 1- • CC: STATE OR FEDERAL LANDOWNER(ifanv) Agency: N/A Street: City: State: Zip Code: Telephone Number: ( 1- CC: STATE OR FEDERAL LANDOWNER(if any) Agency: N/A • Street: City: State: Zip Code: Telephone Number: ( �- • • _3 - I L Primary Future(Post-mining)Land Use(check only one): Cropland(CR) _Pastureland(PL) _General Agricultme(GA) X Rangeland(RL) _Foresiry(FR) _Wildlife Habitat(WL) _Residential(RS) Recreation(RC) Industrial/Conunercial(IC) Developed Water Resources(WR) Solid Waste Disposal(WD) 12. Primary Present Land Use(check only one): _Cropland(CR) Pastureland(PL) _General Agriculture(GA) _X Rangeland(RL) _Forestry(FR) _Wildlife Habitat(WL) Residential(RS) V Recreation(RC) _Industrial/Commercial(K) _Developed Water Resources(WR) _Mining(MN) 13. Estimated Beginning Date of Contract: 7/1/02 13.1 'Estimated completion date of contact: 7/1/03 14, Maus&Exhibits: Submit two(2)complete,unbound copies of the following application exhibits: 6.3.1 EXHIBIT A-Legal Description and Location Map 63.2 EXHIBIT B-Site Description 633 EXHIBIT C-Mining Plan 6.3.4 EXHIBIT D-Reclamation Plan 6.3.5 EXHIBIT E-Maps,to include the location of any recorded easements 6.3.6 EXHIBIT F-List of Other Permits and Licenses Required 6.3.7 EXHIBIT G-Source of Legal Right-to-Enter,to include holders of any recorded easements 6.3.8 EXHIBIT H-Municipalities Within a Two-mile Radius 6.3.9 EXHIBIT I-Proof of Filing with County Clerk 6.3.10 EXHIBIT 3-Proof of Mailing Notices of Permit Application 63,11 EXHIBIT K-Terms of Governmental Contract 6.3.12 EXHIBIT L-Permanent Man-made Structures 1.6.2(1)(b) ADDENDUM I -Notice Requirements 6.5 Geotechnical Stability Exhibit(as required) _4 . Responsibilities as a Permittee: Upon application approval and permit issuance,this application becomes a legally binding document. Therefore, there are a number of important requirements which you,as a pennittee,should fully understand. These requirements are listed below. Please read and initial each requirement,in the space provided,to acknowledge that you understand your obligations. If you do not understand these obligations then please contact this Office for a full explanation. M.r.6_ I. Your obligation to reclaim the site is not limited to the amount of the financial warranty. You assume legal liability for all reasonable expenses which the Board or the Office may incur to reclaim the affected lands associated with your mining operation in the event your permit is revoked and financial warranty is forfeited; /_11_ 2. The Board may suspend or revoke this permit,or assess a civil penalty,upon a finding that the pemtittee violated the terms or conditions of this permit,the Act, the Mineral Rules and Regulations,or that information contained in the application or your permit misrepresent important material facts; 4f[3 3. If your mining and reclamation operations affect areas beyond the boundaries of an approved permit boundary, substantial civil penalties,to you as pemittee can result; .41£ 4. Any modification to the approved mining and reclamation plan from those described in your approved application requires you to submit a permit modification and obtain approval from the Board or Office; hir6 5. It is your responsibility to notify the Office of any changes in your address or phone number, 6. Upon permit issuance and prior to beginning on-site mining activity,you must post a sign at the entrance of the mine site,which shall be clearly visible from the access road,with the following information(Rule 3.1.12): a the name of the operator, b. a statement that a reclamation permit for the operation has been issued by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board;and, a the permit number. JW 5' 7. The boundaries of the permit boundary area must be marked by monuments or other markers that are clearly visible and adequate to delineate such boundaries prior to site disturbance; ACC 8. It is a provision of this permit that the operations will be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions listed in your application,as well as with the provisions of the Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations in effect at the time the pemtit is issued. /1/1P5 9. Annually,on the anniversary date of permit issuance,you must submit an annual fee($438),and an annual report which includes a map describing the acreage affected and the acreage reclaimed to date(if there are changes from the previous year), any monitoring required by the Reclamation Plan to be submitted annually on the anniversary date of the permit approval. Annual fees are for the previous year a permit is held. For example,a permit with the anniversary date of July 1, 1995, the annual fee is for the period of July I, 1994 through June 30, 1995. Failure to submit your annual fee and report by the permit anniversary date may result in a civil penalty,revocation of your pemut,and forfeiture of your financial warranty. It is your responsibility, as an operator, to continue to pay your annual The to the Office until the Board releases you from your total reclamation responsibility. _j . Certification: • As an authorized representative of the applicant,I hereby certify that the operation described has met the minimum requirements of the following terms and conditions: 1, All necessary approvals from local government have been applied for(Rule 1.6.2(1)and(2)); 2. This entire mining operation will not affect more than 30 acres: 3. This mining operation will not adversely affect the stability of any significant, valuable and permanent man-made structure(s)located within two hundred(200)feet of the affected lands. (However,where there is an agreement between the applicant/operator and the persons having an interest in the structure that damage to the structure is to be compensated for by the applicant/operator(Section 34-32-115(4)(d),C.R.S. 1984,as amended),then mining may occur within 200 feet. Proof of an agreement must be submitted to the Office prior to the decision date.) 4. No mining operation will be located on lands where such operations are prohibited by law(Section 34-32-115(4)(0, C.R.S. I984,as amended); 5. As the applicant/operator, I do not have any inining/prospecting operations in this state of Colorado currently in violation of the provisions of the Mined Land Reclamation Act(Section 34-32-120,C.R.S. 1984,as amended)as determined through a Board finding. 6. I understand that statemetts in die application are being made under penalty of perjury and that false statements made herein are punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor pursuant to Section 18-8-503,C.R.S. 1984,as amended. Signed and dated this 9.' d day of MAY 2002 J ` ;l E- LAFARGE WEST, INC. If Corporation) nes Seal) Applicant/Operator By:01-4:24-aO(iG[�'LCa Ls+ �L By, MICHAEL D. SHEAHAN Corporate Secretary or Equivalent Title: VICE PRESIDENT Town/City/County Clerk State of COLORADO CITY & )ss. DENVER County of ) The foregoing instrument was aclmowledged before me this 2'O day of MAY 2002 • by MICHAEL D. SHEAHAN as VICE PRESIDENT . of LAFARGE WEST, INC. �^ GO ��J j�oTAR - Public LIE M. GOETTEMOELLER • i -*-0-O- - My Commission expires: 13D�04- \ PUBL\O ��MUST BE IN BLUE INK mnwpmi f 001. EXHIBIT A Legal Description and Location Map a) The affected property is located north of Fort Morgan and Stoneham. Legal Description: NE 1/4 Section 25,Township 11 North,Range 57 West b) Adjacent surface owners of record: North: Kenneth McEndaffer South: Kenneth McEndaffer East: Kenneth McEndaffer and Federal USA Property West: Kenneth McEndaffer c) For map showing site location, see "Exhibit A-1" EXHIBIT A-1 i r f N n 4 S. �� T ) 19� _ j�f `` 1 � Ta ' f I I L. ' , ff ~' 'I .!, ,,� 1L .. Ifs✓ mot„'. t•24-:1 \ 11 IA .+ J.5yj}�r.,., LY1'\'r , :. {� ',:-..: "._\"„.1 ,.1.,. C- 1 �`� ' i • r g am " f ', � ., �VJ , yea ( Wj``1,.(E* .-:. 1 / r 1 , 1 r r (_, `3: , ��,�,/' tA�S1�G1. . �1� ) ' j I � ..J ':i69,...N.-,_ Mt IL`t M1U �� *�r�te Ri f' ri da -r". I l r9 ij 'f �ry / Jt r : >< f - r • `g ., 3I IJ r ' ()\...;:..�A - , .+t .. (� /; X1 . s .ET '08 .09 ST0NEWa I s.u. (AVM-CO 42'30" �676s1S1V Lafarge West,Inc. STONEHAM PIT Sec 25,T11N,R57W J.Goettemcel[er LAFARGE VICINITY MAP a sveslNary a L.lerllo rvonn arena.ma Weld County 5/10/02 Hello