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10-~5 95 20:20 K J KLCO <br />~~ <br />• iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />T:7199478 <br />AZURRE,ING. <br />10001 CR 12 P.O. Box 338 <br />COTOPAxI, CO 81 223 <br />(7 1 9) 942-a l 78 <br />FAx. (7 1 91 942-4 1 78 <br />Oc7oBER 1 S, 1995 <br />MR. THOMAIS vCHRFINFR <br />EN VIRONM LNTAL PROTECTION JPECIALIST <br />:1TATE OF COI.ORAUO <br />DIVISION OF MINERAL.e AND GCOLOGY <br />1 3 1 3 SMGRMAN STREET, Routs 2 1 6 <br />DENVER, COLORADO 60203 <br />RE: DOMTAR GYPSUM COALDALE GYPSUM MINEr PERMIT NO M-77.247 <br />HEAR MR, ~if:HREINER, <br />P:01 <br />SINCE RECEIPT OF TOUR LETTER DATED SEPT. 27, 5395, I HAVE BCEN INF'URMED OF A <br />SIIUATIUN CcJNC:ERNIN[:: THE DISPOSITON OF ALL ASSETS GONSIDCRED °OOMTAR GYPSUM~~, AND A <br />REQUEST FROM DOMTAR GYPSUM MANAGEMENT RlUAHDIN4' THE UPCOMING MINED LAND <br />REGU.MATON BOARD ACTON AN OCTOBER 2O, 1995. DEADLINE HAS BEEN SET BY OOMTAR. <br />INC., roR CLOSED elo orrcns rOR ALL A3SCT4 Or DOMTAR GYPSUM. THIS PURCHASE IS BEING <br />REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED BY BEIIVEEN THREE AND LEN MULi1Nw f10NAL CVNPORATIONS FOR 7liE <br />SIXTEEN WALLBOARD PLANTS, PAPER MANUFACTURING FACILITE6, AND MELAMINE PRODUCTON <br />PLANTS IN THE US AND CANADA. THG r.XPGC1'A f1VN IS 'THAI ANEW CORPORATE OWNER WILL BE <br />ON BOARD NO LATER THAN THE ENO OF YEAR 1995. ALL ASSETS IN DUMTAR GYPSUM. ACING <br />ANV NUN'ACIIVt 3U[~H A5 THE COALDAL.E OPCRATION, HAVE BEEN FROZEN AND AWAIT THE RCVIEW <br />AND GONSIDERATON OF A NCW MANAGEMENT TEAM. DUE TO THC THIS NEAR TERM MAJOR <br />OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRANSIT ON, DOMTAR GYPSUM MANAGEMENT IS REQUESTING THAT <br />THE STATE OF COLORADO MINCD LAND RECLAMATION DOARp CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: <br />I~. Ir AT ALL POSSIBLE, DOMIAN G7F'SUM WOULD REQUEST A TABLSNG OF ANY ACTON BY THE <br />MINCD LAND REC LAMA710N BUAHU FOR A r~tRIOD OF' THE NECESSAR7 TO CONSUMATE THE NEW <br />GORPORAT£ OWNERSHIP RCVICw AND ASSESSMENT OF THE sTATTS OF COLORADO oPERATONS. <br />A MINIMUM Vr' 60 DAYS WILL BE NEEDED ANO UP TO ONE YEAR WOULD BE PREFERABLE. <br />Z. IN IHG GVGNI THPT THE REl1UEyT gBUVE CAN NOT BE ENTERTAINED AND THAT THE FIRST FIYE <br />TEAR TCM PORARY CESSATON PERIOD HAS EXPIRED AS OF AUGUST 15, 1 995, DOMTAR WOULD <br />R EOU EST THAT THE SCGOND F!vG YiAR TC PERIOD BE CONSIDCRED FOR APPROVAL BY THE MINED <br />LAND RCCLAMATION DOARD. <br />3. IT IS REOUCSTCD ThiAT THC sCGOND FIVC YEAR TC PERIOD BC APPROVED WITH THE GURRCNT <br />MINE PLAN IN ErfECT, IE, THE PLAN TO MINE ALL GT PSUM RESCRVCS AB RC~LEC: TED IN THE <br />ORIGINAL PERMIT DOCUMENT A5 SUtl MIT1ED 5N 19J7. THIS WILL ENABLE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN <br />DECIDING THE FATE Of' CVLVNAUU UPGHAl1UN6, WHILE ALLOWING THE NEW OWNERSHIP TEAM A <br />CHANCE TO EVALUATE THE.. MINT AND PLANT'S ECONOMIC VIABILITY. <br />