Laserfiche WebLink
STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />July 21, 2003 (/ <br />Rick Johnson <br />United Companies /Old Castle SW <br />P.O. Box 3609 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 <br />GEOLOGY <br />REC LA MAT~ION <br />MINING•i AFETY <br />~~ <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Acting Division Director <br />Re: MMM /Chambers Pit, Permit No. M-1979-205, Receipt of Water Augmentation ~ <br />Documentation and Abatement of Noted Piob/ems. <br />Dear Mr. Johnson: <br />Staff has received United's documentation concerning noted water issues at the above <br />referenced site. The supplied documentation is sufficient to abate the noted problems <br />from the 5/20/03 and 3/15/02 inspections concerning the exposure of groundwater and <br />the commitment to mining only 4 acres at a time. The Division asks respectfully for a <br />copy of the final well permit approval as soon as United completes the process. <br />This Office will soon under take a review of the Financial Warranty to ensure that the <br />amount in place is sufficient to cover final reclamation costs. Staff assumes that United <br />will continue to mine Phase III as is presently. The Bond will reflect cost to turn Phase II <br />and III into a pond as originally approved. The bond will no longer need to reflect <br />backfilling of the pit as required in the past. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Minerals and <br />Geology, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd St., Suite 301, Grand Junction, Colorado <br />81501, telephone no. 970.241.1 1 17. <br />Sincerely, <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Carl Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, DMG /Denver (e-mail) <br />