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• <br /> In order that the Division may complete the reclamation cost evaluation for the Stagecoach Stop <br /> Pit the Division requests that the operator consider the options listed below and respond by June <br /> 30, 1998 with a preferred course of action. <br /> Option A : Submit a request to appear before the Colorado Mine Land Reclamation Board at the <br /> next available meeting to request a 5-year term of temporary cessation. Such request should be <br /> submitted to the Division no later than May 29, 1998 and should comply with the requirements <br /> of Rule 1.13.5 for temporary cessation. If this option is chosen, please be aware that the site has <br /> already been "inactive" for more than 10 years. The Division will recommend a financial <br /> warranty amount adequate to cover all planned reclamation costs, with the exception of <br /> backfilling the pit to an elevation of 5004 feet. <br /> Option B : Submit an application for a revised mining and reclamation plan to limit the depth of <br /> excavation to 5004 feet until an approved temporary substitute supply plan or augmentation plan <br /> can be demonstrated, and provide an alternate post-mining land use and reclamation plan. The <br /> application for a revised mining and reclamation plan should be submitted to the Division no <br /> later than May 29, 1998. <br /> Option C : Provide evidence of an approved temporary substitute supply plan or water <br /> augmentation plan for future evaporative loss at the Stagecoach Stop Pit. <br /> Option D : Maintain the existing mining and reclamation plan. Provide a financial warranty <br /> adequate to cover the cost of importing inert backfill material and backfilling the pit to an <br /> elevation of 5004 feet. <br /> In the absence of a response from your office by June 30, 1998 the Division will begin <br /> calculating a reclamation cost for the Stagecoach Stop Pit according to the criteria listed above in <br /> Option D. Please call me at(303) 866-3567 if you have questions. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Thomas A. Schreiner <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist <br /> cc: Carl Mount, DMG <br /> Christina Kamnikar, DMG <br /> Heidi Frey, OSE <br /> Attachment <br />