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r~ pp Cpl <br />~~0 °p~90 <br />rn O <br />{ s. <br />t 1 r. ~..: <br />* X876' <br />Ric hard D Lamm <br />Governor <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />DEPARTMENi~rNAiUHAL~ESOURCES <br />D Monte Pascoe. Executive Director <br />Doc Date:1 211 112 0 01 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DI <br />DAVID C. SNELTON, Director <br />June 27, 1983 <br />_'i.. _, (I .'~~ <br />Mr. John Hinton <br />The Pittsourg and Midway Coal Mining Company <br />1720 South Bellaire Street <br />Oenver, Colorado 80222 <br />Re: Bond Release Request <br />Dear Mr. Hinton: <br />G.C. ~1?K <br />J cbrtetTD <br /> <br />I have examined P & M Coal Company's bond reduction request. As I understand <br />it, P & M posted a "Life of Mine" bond in 1977 to cover all past and future <br />mininy operations. Areas covered by the "life of mine" bond were subject to <br />different reclamation criteria, depending on the law in effect when they were <br />mined and reclaimed. Exhibit 1 of your request shows which areas were mined <br />and reclaimed under the 1969, 1973 or 1976 Acts. <br />P & M is requestingg release from bond liability for all of the backfilling, <br />yrading and topsoiling; and they are requesting release for a significant <br />portion of the revegetation. Also, since the bond posted for the present <br />permit (C-001-80) assumes liability for the remaining roads, powerlines, ponds <br />and facilities, P & M is requesting that liability be released from the "life <br />of mine" bond. The only remaining liability for the "life of mine" bond would <br />be revegetation costs for 663 acres in South of Shop, Center Ridge and <br />portions of West Ridge. The remaining liability under the "life of mine" bond <br />is proposed at $305,914.38 to cover the revegetation costs. <br />On June 15 and 17, 1983, I inspected those areas requested for release, as <br />shown on Exhibit 1. Keeping in mind what law they were mined under, I looked <br />at the backfilling, grading, topsoiling and revegetation. For the most part, <br />P & M has done a good job and, in many areas, they reclaimed beyond what was <br />required. A couple of problem areas do remain, however, and these are <br />discussed below. <br />A large gully has <br />signifies that it <br />"All surface areas <br />pollution". This <br />eroded recently. <br />approximately 1000 <br /> <br />formed west of the shop in the "G" labelled <br />was mined under the 1916 Act. The 1976 Act <br />must be stabilized to control erosion and <br />area. "G" <br />requires that <br />air and water <br />gully is over four feet deep in some places and it has <br />It extends from the top of the hill to the bottom, <br />feet long. I would not consider it a stable configuration. <br />a23 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />_. - . .._ <br />