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i f,~ <br />• III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />sss <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1317 Sherman SL, Room 215 I`y~ <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 II <br />Phone: (3031 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />DEPARTMENT OI <br />September 27, 1994 NATURAL <br />RESOURCE, <br />Rov Rnme~ <br />Mr. Russell Porter Governor <br />office of Surface Minin lames s. locnhead <br />g E.ecwive Director <br />Albuquerque Field Office Mic haelB long <br />505 Marquette Ave. NW, Suite 1200 Div rtinn Dnector <br />Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br />RE: North Thompson Creek Mine Oversight Inspection (C-81-025) <br />Dear Mr. Porter: <br />Last week, the Division forwarded responses to all of your <br />questions from the above-referenced inspection except those related <br />to ponds P-1, 2, and 7. This letter is to notify you of the <br />Division's actions in regard to those ponds. <br />The configuration of ponds P-1, 2, and 7 is in congruence with the <br />approved permit. The DMG previously approved language in the <br />permit indicating Ponds P-1 and 7 had been reclaimed. Both the OSM <br />and DMG approved of the current status of reclamation of Pond P-2 <br />during the 1988 Phase I bond release. The permit also indicates <br />this pond is reclaimed. Therefore, the operator has been operating <br />in compliance with the approved mine permit, which includes <br />approval of reclamation practices which are inconsistent with <br />Colorado's regulations. <br />The Division has identified this discrepancy as a permit defect. <br />Accordingly, the operator has been notified of the requirement to <br />submit a revision within thirty days. The Division will issue a <br />decision on the proposed revision within thirty days of submittal. <br />The operator will be required to implement any approved changes <br />within twenty days of approval. A copy of the letter to the <br />operator is enclosed. Reclamation and permitting will address <br />ponds P-4, 5, and 6, in addition to ponds P-1, 2, and 7. We <br />believe this will bring the permit and the mine site into <br />conformance with regulatory requirements and will address the <br />concerns identified during the recent oversight inspection. <br />