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t • • <br />THIMBLE AND MANN <br />December 3, 1986 <br />Page 2 RE: Trinidad Basin Mining <br />File Na. C-81-048 <br />The problem which Mr. Mills currently has experienced concerns the <br />violations above referenced. I have enclosed a copy of the violations for <br />your information. These violations concern items of a very minor nature. <br />which in [he context of an active mine might be easily dealt with, but in <br />the case of an inactive mine create substantial problems which because of <br />the financial condition of the corporation cannot be immediately <br />rectified. <br />The violation you will note talks about the Notice of Inspection as a <br />relatively clean Notice of Inspection with the exception that the top of <br />one of the wells had been broken off. The inspector should have noted <br />that the area is populated with cattle and that the cattle when they are <br />in the area have a tendency to create this type of problem. Up until the <br />date of the inspection, all of the hydrology reports had been properly <br />filed. My client cannot confirm that they are not in your files but feels <br />comfortable with the fact that they have been filed with the division. <br />The enforcement actions as set forth in the Notice of Non-Compliance also <br />recite certain actions with regard to NOV C-86-068 and NOV C-86-069. In <br />the former. the sediment marker which the violation claims was not present <br />had merely blown over. It was still in the same location. A Notice of <br />Violation for this type of activity is certainly not reasonable in light <br />of the fact that the mine is an inactive mine. Likewise the gully <br />referred to in the later violation is less than four inches deep. <br />Certainly, not a critical condition at this point in time. <br />Futhermore, within the past year, the lease which Trinidad Basin <br />Mining held on the property has keen forfeited and Trinidad Basin Mining <br />is no longer allowed upon the property. This prevents Trinidad from <br />maintaining operations on [he property and in essence prevents it from <br />undertaking the activities which are set forth in your inspection report. <br />I bring [his tc your attention to attempt to remedy the department's <br />concerns and attempt to resolve this matter without a volume of paper work <br />and hearings against an assetless corporation. If your inspectors would <br />