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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />STAT t, 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: (3071 83?-8706 <br />Juan Gazcia <br />Colowyo Coal Company, L.P. <br />5731 State Highway 13 <br />Meeker CO 81641 <br />Deaz Mr. Garcia: <br />8 August 2000 <br />~~ <br />I V I S I O N O F <br />INERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFET7 <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division Dnenor <br />We at the Division of Minerals and Geology have been working diligently on Colowyo's request <br />for bond release for exploration sites from NOI CX-95-109-OS and other issues associated with <br />exploration during the time period from 1995 through 1999. <br />In the process, some questions have arisen about several individual drillholes and/or drill sites. <br />Below a list is provided along with the pertinent information we have in the files. In each case <br />the information does not include a final resolution for the particulaz site or hole. Could you <br />provide any further information on the sites listed so we can ensure that our records aze complete <br />and accurate. <br />Drillholes MJ-95-O1, MJ-95-02, MJ-95-03, W-95-15, MW-95-O1 and MW-95-02 aze listed in <br />the Final Reclamation Report, received 8-2-1996, as being made water wells and registered <br />with the State Engineer. We can find no request for approval of wells by that designation in the <br />NOIs or accompanying documents. It is possible that these aze the drillholes requested iu <br />Amendment l; however, in that amendment, the drillholes aze called only Lower Wilson <br />Creek, Upper Wilson Creek, Upper East Fork of Jubb Creek, Upper West Fork of Jubb Creek, <br />Lower Jobb Creek, and East fork of Jubb Creek. Nowhere in aze records is any connection <br />between those sites and a well designation. <br />We1196-1 was approved in July, 1996. We can't find a record of its ultimate disposition. <br />We have been able to rectify all the other wells, tracing them from request to final disposition. <br />Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please feel free <br />to call me at 303-866-4928. <br />Sincerely, <br />~(/~t~G2tiGG.~ <br />G,im Burnell <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />