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of coto <br /> • III IIIIIIIIIIIII III �► <br /> DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> David H.Getchea,Executive Director <br /> LAMATION DIVISION <br /> MINED LAND REC <br /> } t876 D"ID C.SHELTON, Director <br /> Richard D.Lamm <br /> Governor <br /> December 5, 1984 <br /> Richard L. Gibbons <br /> Director <br /> Moffat County Planning Department <br /> 221 West Victory Way <br /> Craig, Colorado 81625 <br /> RE: Marathon Gold Corporation, Permit No. 83-52 <br /> Dear Mr. Gibbons: <br /> As specified in our correspondence to you of November 21 , 1984, the above <br /> referenced site was inspected by the Division on November 30, 1984. Based on <br /> this inspection, the Division believes there is "Reason To Believe" that there <br /> are violations at this site and will be bringing Marathon in before the <br /> governing Mined Land Reclamation Board at the January 23-24, 1985 meeting. <br /> The items the Division believes is in violation of Marathon's mining and <br /> reclamation permit are listed below. <br /> 1 . The operator is using cyanide on the site but there is no provision for <br /> such activity in their permit. <br /> 2. The operator is still trying to accurately locate the resource via <br /> digging numerous pits around the area and is not following the approved <br /> mine plan. <br /> 3. The operator is to slope the topsoil stockpiles to 3h:ly grade and seed <br /> them, which has not been done to date. <br /> 4. The operator has developed four impounding structures but there are <br /> provisions in the permit for only three such structures. <br /> The Division has specified the operator needs to submit an amendment to the <br /> current permit to more accurately reflect the activities currently being <br /> done. This amendment is to be submitted by Marathon no later than <br /> Feburary 1 , 1985. <br /> One of the major concerns raised in your letter of October 25, 1984, pertained <br /> to reclamation activities in the event the operator goes out of business. The <br /> Division currently holds a financial warranty in the amount of $26,000 for <br /> 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />