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The 3acksan Caunly Star-Thursday, Apri! 21, 1994-~ lance In Coal Mine Reclamation Recognized .trado Mining Association oal Mined Land Rcctamation o Calorado tout mining at the 97th National Wesecrn onfcrcnce hcfd rcccritty at the tiotct Dcnvcr. rrcd by the Calorado Mining lion in cooperation with the _and Reclamation Division of the do Department oC Natural ces, thr. annual owards recognize ulo coal mine operators demansual- ~utsl:snding profcssionatism and snnancc in conducting mining and rotation activities. Reciyients of the Jtty.wen7: Carr Chat Company's Marr rip t+tine No. t in Jackson County ccivcd the Final Crral Mined Land cclamntian awed torcxemplary work in root rcNasnatian by completing backfitting ahead of.schedufe thereby tninimizing.,advcrsc cnvironmentat impncu, , Peabody Western Caa! Company's Seneca ti Mine in Routt County received tttc Large Susfacc Coal ,,Mined Land Reclamation Award for pztraasdinary efforts to maintain tom- : ptianCc with the Act, rules, and pcsmst requirements and continuing to improve !ithe..quati[y of rocfamation through experimenW practices artd research. Western •Fue1s•ISf>ah, lat.'s Deserudo Mine in Rio titanco County received the Large Underground Coal Mined Land Rcciamalion Award Cor succcssfu! c[farts in rctlaiming dtc refuse disposa4 •rsca to enhance dtc vntuc of the acs as wildlife habiL•tt and for moisture feteritian in lttC Sall. Powderhorn Coat Company's Roadside and Cameo Mine in Mesa County received the Large Undagsound Coa3 Mined Land Roctnmtuion tionotubte Mention Aword for reefamation work completed at the North Declino arcs, nn arcs disturbed prior to the current regulatory program, without receiving a Notice of V iotation.and utking action over the years to ensure that the mine remains in compliassce with the Act, and the permit. Ttsc Cotosadti Mining Association (CMA}, estabttshed in 1875 and incorporatcrt in 1897, is a trade association wharf membership; numbering I lS in comganics and i,l00 individuals, is composed of both smolt and Large cmrrgriscs engaged i'n the exploration for, production and rcflning of, metals, coat, oil shale and indusuint minerals; fsrtsts that trwttufacturo and distribute mtntng turd mincraf groccssing equipment and supplies; and other institutions 'saving the mincm4 irtdustry. Owl iVlt Partnership Reports -Surveys, Potential Projects by Pa4rtck McCarty in February and March 1994 my nrajnr cancan was completing the Ranchcrf- i.ertdownu surveys Cor tltc Owl Moun><iin Pastncrshtp. Prins to the OMP Open Houso on February tith, approairnatcly 350 letters wcrc sent out to tandowncrs in thi; project area. We racivcd appsoximasc- ty 20 requests foe additional informati<m as a rtsufi of these mailings. Most us those people responding wcrc small non- agrsculturat landowners inquiring as to gencrat nature of the project and wanted w remain on the mailing list. The Opcn House, although held on a coin snowy day, was also tmptxtant in mccung people individuntty to address issues and concerru, Ranchers within the project area wcrc also contacted, OC these only two desire no panicipatiori in the project and three as four would tike, to observe the Cssst year resutu ttcforc committing thcrosclvcs. The interviews wcrc mostly one-on•onc at either the Sost Conservation District building m at the tarich. This was n moo interesting expcricssce and 3 lound many extremely in[cHigent observations by ttwsc intcrv"sewed concucing resoun:c anti txarystrxn rctattxi issues. A potential an•thc-ground project tilt waqq dcrfvcd from ,projects suggested by tact{ rartchcr. Also numuous methods for resolving largo aver-the lands conflicts wcrc suggcstcit. General canccsns from most all those interviewed included: t) ton At a recent ceremony Chasite iliatau accepted the rectemat[on ttonor awarded to Kerr Coaf by the Co1oredo Minsd Land Restamatton ltanrd. 1'tclured, left to right, are hoard Chairman Chris ]ounas, Fliniau and Director of the Office of Surface Mining Robert Uram.