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V. COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />September 28, 2016 <br />Arbie Marie "Chi Chi" Price <br />Oakridge Energy, Inc. <br />4613 Jacksboro Highway <br />Wichita Falls, TX 76302 <br />Re: Carbon Junction Mine (Permit No. C-1992-080) <br />Initial Adequacy letter for Bond Release Application No. 5 (SL -05) <br />Dear Ms. Price: <br />As a follow-up to the bond release inspection of the Carbon Junction Mine on September 7, 2016, I want <br />to reiterate the following adequacy items that were discussed during the inspection: <br />• The lack of a defined ditch at the bottom of the North Pit Road <br />• An excavation and swale near the ditch that flows into Sediment Pond #1 <br />• Musk Thistle seen around the site, including reclaimed Sediment Pond #2 and near the large culvert <br />• Erosion on the Boundary Road <br />• Damage by trespassers on Topsoil Stockpile #2. <br />The Division looks forward to discussing these items with you and/or Mike Savage in the near future. As <br />a possible alternative to making physical improvements to address these items, please explain why the <br />improvements are not needed in the context of the post -mining land use. <br />The Division's office review of the SL -05 application revealed no issues with the vegetation data, with <br />protection of the hydrological balance, or with any other compliance issues related to the Regulations of <br />the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. If you have questions or comments, <br />please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Robert D. Zuber, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist II <br />Rob.zuberkstate.co.us, 303.866.3567, ext. 8113 <br />Cc: Michael S. Savage, Savage and Savage, Inc. (via e-mail) <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Robert W. Randall, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />o� colo <br />0 <br />'�1876 <br />