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r" 9708647347 6TERiNUCLR III IIIIIIIII IIII III 21 �FEB� '00 12:00 <br /> 999 <br /> COTTER CORPORATION 29151 DD Road <br /> P.O. Box 700 <br /> 0` Western Slope Operations Phone (970) 864-7347 <br /> Nucla, CO 81424-0700 Fax (970) 964-7297 <br /> September 8,I1999. <br /> Mr. Wallace�rickson <br /> Colorado Di n of Minerals and Geology <br /> 484 Turner D 've,Building F, Suite 101 <br /> Durango, CO II 81301 <br /> Re: Permid No. M-77-306, JD-9 Mine, Technical Revision <br /> Dear Mr.Erickson: <br /> Cotter Corporation requests a Technical Revision for the above captioned permit regarding <br /> compliance wilth Rule 4.2.1(9). <br /> Cotter currently holds a$72,000 bond with Pacific Insurance Company(see attached) to satisfy <br /> the Federal Dipartment of Energy bonding requirements. The Division of Minerals and <br /> Geology's rev sed reclamation cost estimation totals $43,949, Therefore, according to Rule 4.2.1 <br /> (8) "When mining on federal land and the federal land management agency requires that a <br /> financial war my be posted with their agency, the amount of financial warranty posted with the <br /> state shall bee difference between the amount required to be posted by the federal land <br /> management a envy, and the amount required by the Mined Land Reclamation Board. In no <br /> event shall the amount of financial warranty posted with the state be less than $100. <br /> Upon approva of this Technical Revision, Cotter Corporation will post a$100 cash bond <br /> assigned to th Board. In addition, Cotter Corporation commits that in the event the federal land <br /> management a ency reduces the Financial Warranty, Cotter will post an acceptable replacement <br /> warranty with he state prior to any release by the federal land management agency. The <br /> replacement w rranty shall be sufficient to cover the cost of reclamation liability unless the state <br /> conducts an in Ipection and concurs with the federal land management agency finding. <br /> A check for$160 is enclosed to cover the Technical Revision fees for a 112 permit. <br /> I <br /> If you have any questions, please contact Dave Diss at 970-864-7347. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> COTTER CO ORATION <br /> C� <br /> Glen Williams <br /> Manager Weston Slope Operations <br /> S.r DDltlt <br /> Whm9.dd <br /> cc:Dave Munger <br />