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JAMES A. BECKWITH <br />ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW <br />303-883-4433 <br />1THAMER47@gmail.com <br />March 29, 2016 <br />Mr. Todd Hartman <br />Public Information Officer <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Suite 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Division: Mined Land Reclamation (Coal) <br />Permit Holder: Snowcap Coal Company <br />Permit: C-1981-041 <br />Docket: Original Application <br />5460 WARD ROAD, SUITE 120 <br />ARVADA, CO 80002 <br />'- T ® <br />MAR <br />DM04 <br />M�NING AND SAF�ETYY <br />SECOND REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS / C.R.S. §24-72-203 <br />CERTIFIED MAILING NO.: 7014-2120-0001-5972-4900 <br />Dear Mr. Hartman: <br />Pursuant to the above -referenced statute, request is herewith made for inspection and <br />copying of the entirety of the file on the Application for Mining Permit filed by Snowcap Coal <br />Company which application resulted in the issuance of Permit No. C-1981-041 for the North and <br />South Portal Mines, at or near Cameo, CO. The documents should include, but not be limited to: <br />the application; all drilling logs, stratigraphic reports and geologic analysis of the coal seam, <br />overburden and underburden; all mining and reclamation plans and reports; and, all other reports, <br />evaluations, or other written memoranda prepared by any person(s) including agency personnel. <br />The purpose of the request is as stated in my first CORA request to you. My office <br />represents Mr. Rudy Fontanari, under whose lands the South Portal Mine was operated. The <br />requested documents are necessary to perform a hydrologic and geologic evaluation of both Mr. <br />Fontanari's lands as well as the South Portal Mine itself. Having sufficient information will <br />allow my consultants to speak intelligently and in an informed manner with your agency's Mined <br />Land Reclamation unit. <br />In accordance with C.R.S. §24-72-204, should your office decline to provide any or all of <br />the materials requested herein, then demand is made for a written explanation of all grounds <br />upon which this request is refused or denied. <br />