MINEBK01150

• County: Las Animas
• Document: FROMSIC
• Suffix: A

TABLE TWO -- LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
MINE NAME COMMENTS ON FEATURES
McPhail Reclamation proposed for Spring 1984: Backfill the three open ad its and two subsidence
features using a graded fill technique. Regrade spoil pile borrow areas and topsoil
backfilled and regraded areas. Install concrete cap over vertical shaft and rip all
compacted work areas. Install identification monuments over each sealed opening and
revegetate and fence disturbed areas.
Midnight F: Reference 2 notes that approximately 10,500 tons were lost to coal burning.
Morley *: Northwest of main Morely opening. Two horizontal openings. The eastern opening is 1'
high, 2' and wide, and more than 15' long. The western opening has been closed off and
not constitute a hazard. No access deterrents.
Morley opening:
Inclined opening. Opening has been closed off but odor of bad air is very noticeable at
entry. No warning of gases. Access deterrents good.
Directly east of main Morley Mine opening. Inclined opening. Opening is 0.5' high, 1.5'
wide, and 10' long. No access deterrent.
Reclamation completed 1983. Backfill the open incline at the Morley Mine using a pneu-
matic backfilling technique. The backfill operation will be designed to create an air-
tight seal over the entrance in an effort to reduce or extinguish the coal fire within
the underground workings. The large waste pile will be fenced off in order to keep people
away from the unstable burning portion of the pile.
Peerless Proposed reclamation for Spring of 1984: Backfill the open adit using a graded fill
(Gem No. 2) technique. Topsoil backfilled area and regraded borrowed waste pile area. Rip compacted
work areas and seed disturbed areas with rangeland grasses. Fence off revegetated area.
Key to unique features symbols: Z Multiple mining zones ____
* Mine opening information
Reclamation and/or plans -- Table Two S Subsidence features
lists hazard abatement work F Mine fires
+ Discrepancy between two sources D Mine drainage -51-