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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />i 313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />July 11, 2006 <br />COLORADO <br />^IVI SION OF <br />MIN&RALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION~MINING <br />SAGETY~SUEN CE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Alton Hess Ronald W. Cottony <br />~~05unnyside Gravel Division Director <br />9983 Hwy 550 Natural Resource Trustee <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />RE: Surety Increase (SI-01) and Unresolved Problems Related to: Hess Pit (File M-1986-033) <br />Dear Mr. Hess, <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology conducted an inspection of the Hess Pit on December 22, 2005. A <br />problem was noted in the inspection report resulting from that inspection with a deadline for corrective <br />actions of February 1, 2006. A reminder notice of the problem was sent out on March 15, 2006, with a <br />new deadline of May 20, 2006. This problem has still not been corrected. <br />Please be aware that this is a final notice to correct the problem cited in the December, 2005 inspection <br />report. Enclosed is a copy of the inspection report for your mine site, issued as a result of past <br />inspection of this site. The problem noted in this report, that our records indicate remains unresolved, has <br />been highlighted. <br />Additionally, a bond recalculation was conducted as a part of this inspection resulting in a bond increase <br />from $6,557.00 to $10,609.00. C.R.S. 34-32-117 (4) (c) (II) requires an operator to submit a financial <br />warranty within 60 days of adjustment. <br />Therefore, to avoid potential future enforcement actions for non-compliance with State Statutes, Rules <br />and Regulations, and/or conditions specified in your permit for this site, compliance with the corrective <br />action specified for the indicated problem and an additional bond amount of $4,052.00 must be <br />submitted to our office by September 13, 2006. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at (970) 259-5861 <br />Sincerely, <br />r <br />Kate Pickford <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Enclosure <br />cc: David Berry; DMG <br />RFc~'~~D <br />~Dflt9ip^,,, <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />~n...aa , ~,.a ao~l ~... m..... ArH.~c and Inarrf.,n nnlnnc Geoloeical Survev <br />