REV92734

• Permit No: C1984065
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/24/1989
• Doc Name: NEWCASTLE MINE PERMIT C-84-065 PR RECLAMATION PLAN MODIFICATION GOND REDUCTION
• From: MLRD
• To: NEW CASTLE ENERGY CORP
• Type & Sequence: RN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
Roy Romer, Governor
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DEPARTMENT OFNATURAL RESOURCES
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
FRED R. BANTA, Director
January 24, 1989
Mr. E. Peter Matt hi es
New Castle Energy Corp.
9137 East Mineral Circle
Englewood, Colorado 80112
RE: Newcastle Mine (Permit C-84-065) Permit Renewal, Reclamation Plan
Modification, Bond Reduction.
Dear Mr. Matthies:
The Division is in receipt of your letter of January 17, 1989 regarding the
renewal application and request for bond reduction for the Newcastle Mine.
Since Candy Thompson is leaving the Division and your mine will be lacking a
lead specialist, I am responding to your letter and will serve as your contact
with the Division for the time being.
The Division acknowledges your request fora Reclamation Only Permit for the
Newcastle Mine and twill proceed with the renewal on that basis. That should
simplify the process considerably.
In regard to your request fora reduction of the reclamation bond, apparently
you misunderstood the necessary sequence of events described to you in our
meeting on December 9, 1988. The first step you must take toward securing the
bond reduction is to modify the reclamation plan to reflect the lesser degree
of disturbance. You do this by proposing the modification in the form of a
Technical Revision to the permit.
Once this revision is approved and a cost of the new reclamation plan agreed
upon, then you may apply fora bond reduction. When that process is completed
and a new bond is posted, you could conceivably proceed with the reclamation
and upon completion of the backfilling and grading, then apply fora Phase 1
release of up to 60% of the new bond. The procedures for requesting both the
initial bond reduction and ultimately the Phase 1 bond release are much the
same and are described in the material ,you were provided at our December
meeting.
You can see from the preceding description, you are premature in publishing
and notifying the appropriate individuals and government bodies of your
request fora bond reduction. You have not applied for and secured the
necessary approval of a technical revision to the permit modifying the
reclamation plan. I enclose a copy of the Division's form for that purpose.
215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. [phone]