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• <br />REPORT <br />PHASE II GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES <br />ORCHARD VALLEY COAL MINE <br />PAONIA, COLORADO <br />FOR COLORADO IdESTMORELAND, INC. <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />• <br />• <br />1.1 GENERAL <br />This report presents the results of our geotechnical <br />investigation at the Orchard Valley Coal Mine, which is lo- <br />cated north of Paonia, Delta County, Colorado. The site of <br />the mine, which is owned and operated by Colorado lJestmore- <br />land, Inc., (CWI), is shown on Plate 1, Vicinity Map. The mine <br />lies within Section 24, T13S, [:9241. <br />This investigation was performed subsequent to submis- <br />sion of our report titled "Geotechnical Review, Orchard Valley <br />Coal Mine, Paonia, Colorado, for Colorado Westmoreland, Inc." <br />dated July 16, 1981. The site conditions, geologic hazards <br />at the site, and existing mine facilities are described in <br />this previous report. A detailed man of the site is pre- <br />sented as Plate '_. <br />Facilities for handling surface water at the site have <br />been evaluated and recommendations for maintaining and im- <br />proving surface water drainage have been presented in a sep- <br />arate report by Merrick and Co, titled "Report, Surface Hydro- <br />geological Study, Orchard Valley Coal Mine, Paonia, Colorado, <br />for Colorado lestmoreland Inc." <br />l.2 PURFOSE OF STUDY <br />The purpose of the study was discussed and developed at <br />- 1 - <br />caaNroao ca+wcnH~, wc. <br />