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IAyd Ln~ <br />III I~IIII~IIIII~~II <br />STATE OF LU~UKADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DPparlmenl ul Nalaral Kr~nurr rs <br />1 111 Sherman SI Noum 715 Ila4~ <br />Denver, Grlomdu NO'_U7 If` <br />Phone:l}0318fifi~1SG: <br />FAY' 13U 71 A7?~AIUfi <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Date: 1/24/97 Roy RUmer <br />Governor <br />dames S. Luchhead <br />Pecm~~e Dueao~ <br />To: Michael Boulay ~„er„~ie.~on~; <br />Susan McCannon D'nismn p~reao. <br />Jim Pendleton <br />From: David Berry <br />Re: Telephone Log - West Elk Mine - C-80-007 <br />Today I spoke with Kathy Welt of Mountain Coal Company (MCC) at <br />approximately 11:20 a.m. Ms. Welt conveyed the following <br />information: <br />- The mine staff discussed the possibility of using mine site pond <br />storage volume dedicated for storm runoff, for the purpose of <br />storing the mine inflow water. The mine staff have decided to leave <br />the design storm volume available for storm inflow. She indicated <br />that excess mine inflow water will be discharged to the North Fork <br />of the Gunnison River. <br />- MCC anticipates exceeding available storage volume, and will need <br />to discharge mine inflow water offsite within about 2 hours of this <br />phone call. Discharge will probably occur from Pond MB2R. <br />- MCC is working to free the Pond MB1 primary discharge structure <br />of ice. The outlet is currently frozen. <br />- MCC believes that the mine inflow has slowed to an approximate <br />rate of 3500 gallons per minute (gpm). <br />- MCC believes that at about 8:30 this morning, the mine pumps were <br />operating at about the same rate as the inflow, and that MCC is now <br />keeping even with the inflow. , <br />- Kathy indicates that the water in the mine is at a location where <br />the Box Canyon and B East Mains intersect. She indicates that the <br />water is a few feet from spilling into the NE Tailgate. She states <br />that they have lost the Sox canyon Mains, and the 1SE Headgate. <br />