ENFORCE27630

• Permit No: C1981022
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 9/29/1984
• Doc Name: SOMERSET MINE ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE
• Violation No.: CV1987021
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Somerset Mine Assessment Conference
September 29, 1984
Bob Liddle
Staff Turnover During Problem Resolution:
Mine Contacts
Randy Watts
Jay Smaldone
Marty Holmes
Ron Hadley
8i11 Balaz
Lead specialists
Randy Price
Tom Schreiner
Bob Liddle
Sue Mowry
Chronology
October 11, 1983 - Original Permit Issued
December 30, 1985 -Somerset Mine sold to Kaiser from U. S. Steel
2) Revised bond calculations
June 11, 1986 - Mined Land Reclamation Division resamples gob material.
January 15, 1986 - Mid-Term Permit Review Initiated
March 4, 1986 - U. S. Steel Paonia Office closed
April 8, 1986 - Mid-Term Decision Issued Requiring:
1) New gob samples verifying suitability as soil
July 7, 1986 - Kaiser responds to mid-term as a TR submitting:
1) Old soil samples from 1980 and 83,
2) New revised bond calculations for the mine; 5449,843,00
September 22, 1986 - Mid-term TR approval but with 2 stipulations:
1) Anew reclamation plan is needed within 30 days to address
lack of suitable soils and the need to regrade benches
2) Revised bond is needed
October 9, 1986 - Kaiser agrees to re sample gob
calculations.
3) By January 30, 1987 submit new bond
November 3, 1986 - submitted soil sampling plan
December 22, 1986 -Kaiser submits soil samples and reclamation plan
October 15, 1986 - Stipulations to TR amended to read:
1) By November 3, 1986 submit plan to re sample gob
2) By December 15, 1986 submit reclamation plan and bond
February 11?, 1987 Kaiser f11es Chapter 11 Creditor Protection
February 12, 1987 Division reviews gob samples and find them unsuitable
February 17, 1987 Kaiser tells Mined Land Reclamation (MLR) they are unable
to respond due to staff problems
March 9 1987 MLR denies reclamation plan TR
March 1'3, 1987 Division recalculates bond to cover backfilling and
importing topsoil - E1,853,000.00