ENFORCE26762

• Permit No: C1983058
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 5/22/1996
• Doc Name: PERMIT REVOCATION BOND FORFEITURE CIVIL PENALTY FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING TWIN PINES 2 MINE PN C-83-058
• Violation No.: CV1996009
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources I~~~
131 3 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: U03)832 8106
DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Governor
PERMIT REVOCATION -BOND FORFEITURE - CML PENALTY 1ame~s. Laennead
FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING Lxecmrve oirednr
Michael B. LnnF
TWIN PINES NO. 2 MINE (PERMIT NO. C-83-0581 Division Dueaor
• Introduction
This is a formal public hearing in which the Board will be asked to consider
three things with regard to the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine. The first is whether
the mine permit for the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine should be revoked as a result
of the operator not being able to comply with the terms of a cessation order
or to abate the violations which led to the cessation order being issued. The
second is whether the bond for the mine should be forfeited, and the third is
whether civil penalties should be levied against the operator for failure to
abate two enforcement actions issued.
This presentation will begin with a brief description of the Twin Pines No. 2
Mine and the history leading to this hearing. It will conclude with a summary
of the DMG's findings and recommendations. After the DMG has presented
this information, Mr. Chris Reed of Twin Pines Investment, L.P. may wish to
address the Board.
• Background
• Small, underground mine in Fremont County, operated by Twin
Pines Investment, L.P.
• The entire mine site had been disturbed prior to the enactment
of SMCRA and prior to Twin Pines' activity on the site.
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• Ceased operations 1993 -lost contract
• Reclaimed - 1995
- sealed portals
- removed facilities
- backfilled & graded disturbed areas
- redistributed topsoil
- revegetated disturbed areas