APPCOR10579

• Permit No: C1981048
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 9/25/1980
• From: MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENGINEERING INC
• To: MLRB
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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RESOURCES
Af~D EiilGIl`~EERI~~G, I~IC.
Septemlxr 25, 1980
Mr. Joe Sullivan
Chariman
Mined land Fn_clam~ti.on Board
423 Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
This is a formal request on the behalf of Trinidad Basin Dlining,
Inc., to have the Board give an informal opinion as per rule 2.06.8(3)(a)
contained in Pegulations of the Colorado Ptined Land Reclamation
Board for Cazl Mining. Specifically, said opinion will be advisory
and will offer insight as to the status of the area to be affected in
regards to being in or adjacent to an alluvial valley floor. I would
further request that the Board advise the operator of the data the
Board will use in forming its opinion.
As you may know, the target date for sutmittal of an application
for the Colorado program is December 10, 1980. In response to this
requirement the operator is in the process of developing an application
for a mining permit under the new coal regulations and as such is
on a very stringent schedule as it attempts to prepare the permit
application. Therefore, I respectfully request that you direct the
appropriate members of the Mined Land Feclamation Division to provide
the Hoard with information necessary to render the informal opinion
as soon as possible. Although the regulations do not specifically
reference a field inspection of the site I would strongly recamiend
that such an inspection be conducted. If the Board or Division
determines a field inspection is to be carried out it would be
beneficial if the operator was extended an invitation to have his
representatives present during the inspection. A joint inspection of
the site would be beneficial in that it would allow for a rmre informal
trading of thoughts on the alluvial valley floor question. I strongly
suggest that an inspection, if one does occur, be carried out as
soon as possible as the field season is quickly drawing to a close.
P. O. Box 758, Golden, Colorado 80401 Telephone [phone]