ENFORCE23425

• Permit No: M1998058
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 5/15/2001
• Doc Name: TELLER PIT MLRD 98-058 SELF REPORT OF DISTURBANCE VIOLATION OUR OF PERMIT AREA
• From: CONNELL RESOURCES INC
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ,RESOURCES, INC.
.. , cAMBOAT DNISION
P.O. Box 884590 25880 US Hwy 40
Steamboat 5prfnge, CO 80488
[phone] FAX [phone]
May 15, 2001
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
Attention: Carl Mount
1313 Sherman Street
Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Re: Tallier Pit MLRD # 98-058
Self Report of Disturbance Violation Out Of Permit Area
Via Fax and Fed-Ex
Dear Mr. Mount:
This is my follow-up letter to yesterday's voice mail regarding our companies out of permit boundary
tllsturbance and mining in the Northwest quadrant of the pit. Following is a review of my notes, act'ans,
measurements, and related calculations regarding this violation.
Approxunately two weeks ago, Routt County Planner John Eastman called me and said he had been contacted
by Frank Camilletti regarding whether Connell Resources' mining plan allowed for a steep dewatering trench
along the fenceline and concern for the integrity of the existing fence. It is my understanding that Mr. Cam illetti
is a trust administrator for the trust, which has the grazing, and gravel rights to the property awned by the
Colorado State Land Board. John reviewed the file and said we proposed this type of mining operation when
we received permit approval. John and 1 discussed, and John said he would recommend to Mr. Camilletti, that
if he had any problems or concerns with our operatan that we would encourage him to call me.
On Friday morning May 11, 2001 Luke Tallier, the plt landowner and our lessor called me and said he had
discussed our operation wkh Frank Camillets, Edna Tallier, and Kent Crofts (who did the original permit work)
and alerted me that Connell Resources might have encroached outside of the mining boundaries.) immedlatery
grabbed my site map and our GPS system and went to the site. I quickly discovered my error. Connell
Resources began mining this pit in 1999; since all approvals were not received until too late in the year in 1998
to begin pit development work in 1998.Over the fsst winter between approval and pit development, we lost two
properly line lathes, which were slightly inside of the exstng western boundary fenceline, whlCh has divided the
properties for decades. It was my error and violation to not reset the Ilne since the mining plan shows the
properly line to be 0' to 30' from the e>asling fence depending on the location.
On Saturday May 12 Connell Resources took the adjacent stockpile of gravel and filled back in the gravel
bench of mined material, which is apprordmately 2980 square feet of surface area from 10' to 20' deep. The
loaders wheel rolled the gravel backfill in the bench to establish compaction and slope competency. We are
now very close to be able ffl backfil! the bench and create our internal pd 3101 topsoil slope, but would Idce your
direction ar inspection prior to this operation.
On Monday morning I reported the violation to you on your wits mail. The landowner Luke Tallier had
arranged for an inspection and meeting for me with Beverly Rave from the State Land Board. Beverly was
disappointed that I had backfilled the gravel bench but gave ma direction to contact Edna Tallier to determine
what damages the State Land's lessee wanted for the encroachment. Ms. Rave saki the Land Board did not
want any compensation for the encroachment but the lessee would probabty want some damages. I will report
the results of this contact with Mrs. Tallier es soon as I am able to talk with her.