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S S. iii iiiiiiiiiiiu iii STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources I J 17 Sherman 51.. Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone. U031 866-3567 fAX: 13031 832-8106 July 5, 1994 Bryan J. Archer Sun Coal Company 10200 West 44th Avenue, Suite 120 Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 RE: Meadows #1 Mine IC-81-029) Minor Revision No. 9 Dear Mr. Archer: II~~~ DEPARTMENT OI NATURAL RESOURCE Roy Romer Governor fames 5 Lochhead Execmive Director M¢hael B. Long Drvrs~on Dneaor We have received your response to our adequacy concerns regarding the above mentioned revision application. Sun Coal Company did not find regulations or statutory requirements for the items addressed by the Division as deficiencies in the proposal, and therefore requested that the Division approve or deny the revision. We will approve the revision as submitted. Sun Coal Company should, however, be aware of the following. 1. We requested that Sun Coal Company document the inspections in the form of a written report and/or map. While the commitment for specific documentation need not be stated in the approved permit application, please be aware that Sun Coal Company must have some means of proof that the required annual rill and gully inspections are being conducted. 2. The Division stated that Sun Coal Company should commit to retaining a copy of all rill and gully inspection reports on file with other mine records, and that a copy of the reports must also be submitted to the Division. Rule 5.02.4(1) states that "Copies of all records, reports, inspection materials, or information obtained under these Rules by the Division or Board, except information identified as confidential, shall be immediately available to the public at the Division office and at a convenient place in the area of mining to which the information pertains until at least five years after expiration of the period during which the subject operation is active or is covered by any portion of reclamation bond." Documentation of rill and gully inspections would be subject to this requirement. Since this is a performance standard, and including a commitment to this effect in the permit application package would be duplicative, we will retract our requirement for further revision to the application text. Sun Coal Company will, however, be required to maintain a copy of inspection documentation for public review at a location near the mine and to submit a copy for public review at the Division.