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STATE OF COLOI~DQ <br />DIVESION OF RECLAMA710N, MINING AND SAF6TV <br />Department of Nature) Resources <br />137 3 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 8663567 <br />FADS: (303) 8328706 <br />December 11, 2006 <br />Mr. Tim Tatum <br />Attorney at Law <br />129 North Commercial Street <br />Tnmdad, CO 81082, <br />1 <br />RE: 13asin Resources and Westrnoreland Coal <br />Golden Eagle }Mine, C-19$1-013 <br />Dear Mr. Tatum: <br />GOiO RA D't)' <br />~[V I S lOw-aE ~: <br />IzEC1aMa,T1oN :: <br />MtNIN[: <br />s,>~FTY - <br />Bill 9weru <br />Gwemar <br />xusscvl i;mBe <br />Ex,xu6ve Dlreear <br />Ronald W. caldny <br />Division Oirettor <br />Nan+ral Resourpe Truuee <br />This letter is response to your letter dated November 27, 2006 regarding bonds and permits for <br />Basin Resources. A response to each of your two questions is provided below. <br />1. The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has not received an application to <br />transfer the Basin Resources permit for the Golden Eagle Mine to another owner. <br />2. As stated above, an application for the transfer of the Golden Eagle Mine pemvt has not <br />been submitted. <br />T11e reclaluatiou baud Aeld by dle Divisivu fur the f3uldeu Fable Minc is posted and maintained <br />pursuant to the bondi~tg requirements of C.R.S. 34-33-113. We do not believe there is a <br />connection between t}ille monetary judgnent issued in your civil case and the remaining bond <br />held by the Division for the Golden Eagle Mine. <br />Rule 2.08.6 addresses the requirements for the transfer, assigmnent or sale of permit rights. If a <br />transfer application is submitted to the DRMS, the person applying for the transfer is required to <br />advertise the ffling of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the <br />mine. Any person whose interests may be adversely affected may submit written comments to <br />the DBMS, within 1 S days of the newspaper notice. <br />Sincerely, <br />Sandra L. Brown <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of <br />Mined band Reclamation <br />4 S 39tid <br />WIl1Cl WIC <br />office of <br />Alive and InaRive Mines <br />65t094f36SL 5t~6t L00Z/6Z/L0 <br />