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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dcpan mcnl of Natural Rcsourcc~ <br />I i I; Shcrmun 51 ,Room ! 15 <br />Dcnvnr, Gilnrariu HO!O 1 <br />I'hono 11031 HO(r~15(J <br />F:1\: (1U 51 H;!-H 7116 <br />November 2, 1995 <br />II~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OP <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Mr. Henry Barbe h"' ~'~~'~' <br />Mountain Coal Company `"'•'"°"' <br />P.O. Box 591 L~n~~~y I„~hhr•.~,I <br />I, .....„. u~~~•rl„~ <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />V e n.n I1 I „np <br />RE: 4th Quarter 1994, 1st Quarter 1995, and 2nd Quarter 1995 <br />Refuse Compaction Reports; West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007 <br />Dear Mr. Barbe; <br />On March 7, 1995 the Division forwarded a letter to Mountain Coal <br />Company (MCC) which raised some questions about the compaction <br />testing done on the lower refuse pile. MCC responded to the <br />Division on March 20, 1995. Due to other priorities, the <br />resolution of this issue has been delayed. Since that time, I <br />forwarded your response letter and MCC's first and second quarter <br />1995 compaction reports to Jim Pendleton. He provided me a memo <br />dated August 31, 1995, which is provided for your review. <br />To summarize Mr. Pendleton's comments, he believes that a problem <br />did exist with the compaction testing and results, but has been <br />solved through our exchange outlined above. He believes that the <br />evidenced stability of the lower refuse pile provides confidence <br />that past compaction has probably been effective, and only the <br />documentation has been problematic. <br />The Division recommends in order to assure that future compaction <br />testing and control will be successful, MCC should do the following <br />items suggested in Mr. Pendleton's memo to me. A response <br />confirming that the conditions will be included in MCC's compaction <br />testing should be provided. <br />Please call if you have any questions. <br />S <br />~nrisrine >;. o nscon •~ <br />Environment P otection Specialist <br />CEJ/007COMP.1 <br />