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<br /> <br />-_ <br />~ <br />~~~ II~I~ <br />~~II~~ I~~ <br />. ~I <br />REGION V ON-SITE INSPECTION REPORT <br />DORCHESTER COLOMINE COAL - FRUITA MINE <br />751 HORIZON COURT <br />GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 <br />~• . <br />DATE: May 9, 1979 <br />TIME: 9:A. - 2:P. ~"- <br />WEATHER: Clear ;3 <br />COUNTY fi STATE: Mesa, Colorado <br />STATE PERPIIT NUMBER: Application Number 79-60 <br />COMPANY OFFICIALS: Darrel Hespe, Charles Silengo,Lee Acre <br />STATE OFFICIALS: Roger Funston, Carol Palke <br />OSM OFFICIALS: Tom Ehmett, Ron Gregg <br />GENERAL COMMENTS <br />L fl <br />aar~ <br />F~~" <br />$'1r <br />6rc: ^ '. <br /> <br />~~~. <br />~~N„4% <br />,._,~' <br />`~ <br />V ~~ <br />/!GJ- <br />.~~ <br />-----LL_ <br />/~w~~~ <br />~~i h~fQa~ti~.~ <br />/` <br />Dorchester Coal Company's Frusta Mine can be reached by traveling west w~ <br />from Grand Junction, Colorado on I-70 to the Fruits Ramp; then take the <br />frontage road (on the northside of the freeway) east until it crosses <br />19 Road. After crossing 19 Road, turn north and travel to the point <br />where 19 Road crosses 0 Road. Travel west on 0 Road to 18 Road and <br />then turn north. Continue north on 18 road to the base of the Book <br />Cliffs and the mine site. <br />The mine operation is set on a constructed bench cut into the Book Cliffs, <br />several hundred feet up. The county road ends approximately where <br />the mine site begins. The steep road up to the mine bench has been con- <br />structed by Dorchester. <br />The bench area, apparently cut into the cliffs, contain a variety of <br />facilities. Minimal construction has gone into the mine office <br />facilities in this area. Temporary facilities consist of a kitchen, <br />dining area, mine office and associated facilities; all built from <br />trailers. <br />The three portals are large and appear to be permanent in nature. <br />Large ventilation fans are in place, as are associated ventilation <br />ducts and supporting structures. The three mine shafts extend 600 <br />and 960 feet into the mountain, approximately to the beginning of <br />the Cameo coal seams. Some small amounts of coal were stockpiled <br />on the bench and there is evidence that more coal stockpiles were <br />present in the past. A shift of approximately five men were working <br />in the mine, and five additional men were working in the mine office <br />area. No trucks for hauling coal were at the site, and none were seen <br />{ on the road. <br />t <br />Exploration and development of this mine began in 1976. U.S.G.S. has <br />not approved an exploration plan for this operation. The State of <br />Colorado has not issued a permit to operate a coal mine, and the <br />