REV07938

• Permit No: C1981013
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/6/2004
• Doc Name: Response Letter
• From: DMG
• To: Mr. Jim Tatum
• Type & Sequence: TR55
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
May 6, 2004
Mr. Jim Tatum
129 North Commercial Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
STATE OF COLORADO
Re: Technical Revision No. 55 -Basin Resources, Inc. - C-81-013
Mr. Tatum:
COLORADO
DIVISION O F
MINE8RAL5
GEOLOGY
0.ECLANATION•NINING
SAf ETY•ECIENCE
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
This letter is written in response to your letters to the Division of Minerals and Geology
(DMG) dated April 13, 2004 (received April 13, 2004), dated April 13, 2004 (received
April 15, 2004) and dated May 5, 2004 (received May 5, 2004).
The letter dated April 13, 2004 and received April 13, 2004 acknowledges receipt of the
technical revision documents sent to you by DMG, and it expresses an objection
regazding the bond amount for the Permit No. C-1981-013. The total required and
submitted bond for the Permit No. C-1981-013 is $206,634.00. The total amount includes
$91,335.00 for the activities approved with Technical Revision No.55. The amount of
bond required for the Permit No. C-1981 is based upon the information provided and
reviewed within the related permitting documents and is deemed adequate at this time.
It must be noted that the bond-related objection was received after all comment and
objection periods expired. The Technical Revision No. 55 application was received by
DMG on December 23, 2003. A Technical Revision No. 55 application completeness
notification was sent to you on December 31, 2003. The December 31, 2004 notice
advised you of the comment and objection procedures associated with the subject
technical revision. A complete copy of the application materials was also sent to you with
the completeness notification of December 31, 2003.
On January 12, 2004, DMG received a letter from you dated January 9, 2004 in response
to the DMG completeness notice of December 31, 2004. The January 9, 2004 letter from
you referenced a Citizen's Complaint regazding water loss issues. On January 14, 2004,
DMG sent a letter to you acknowledging receipt of your Januazy 9, 20041etter, and
requesting clarification regazding the intent of your January 9, 20041etter. In the DMG
letter of Januazy 14, 2004, DMG stated in part, " It does not seem that the letter is an
objection to the Technical Revision 55, and we will proceed with our review of Technical'
Revision 55 with this understanding. Please notify us immediately if this understanding is
not correct". On January 19, 2004, DMG received a letter from Ann Tatum stating, "
With reference to your inquiry dated January 14, 2004 as to our citizens' complaint,
please consider our January 9, 2004 a new citizens complaint. Thank you."
Office of Office of Colorado
Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey