GENERAL30263

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 9/26/1995
• Doc Name: MOUNTAIN COAL CO WEST ELK MINE PN C-80-007
• From: DMG
• To: MOUNTAIN COAL CO
• Permit Index Doc Type: PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF CU~Ui9~~0
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Depanmenl of Namml Resources
131 7 Sherman SL, Room 215 ,`q`
Denver, ColoraAo 80207 IIII`
Rhonc: (3071 865-7567
FAX: [phone]
DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
September 26, 1995 ~S~URCES
Roy Romer
Mr. Phil Schmidt Governor
Mountain Coal Com an
P Y Tames S. lochheaA
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P.O. Box 591
Michael B. Long
Somerset, CO 81434 o~„~s~nnD~re~inr
RE: Mountain Coal Compaay; West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007
Dear Mr. Schmidt;
Please find enclosed a letter written to Mr. and Mrs. Mautz in
response to their letter addressed to me dated August 28, 1995. In
response to their complaint, I conducted an inspection on August
29, 1995 with Mr. Mautz and Norm Every. During the inspection we
discussed some solutions to their concerns and in reply to their
concerns I have summarized these solutions. Please provide a
letter to the Division and to the Mautzs' which confirms or denies
the Division's recollection of the solutions discussed.
It appears that subsidence has impacted the cabin. Subsidence may
not be complete and residual settling may occur which the Division
believes would affect repairs done at this time. As MCC is aware,
the regulations require that each person who conducts underground
mining activities which results in subsidence that has damaged an
occupied dwelling, that structure must be promptly repaired,
rehabilitated, restored, or replaced or provide compensation in the
full amount of the diminution in value resulting from the
subsidence. If the work to date on the Mautzs' cabin has not
achieved this result, additional work will be required. It is our
understanding that MCC and the Mautzs' are working toward this end,
and we will monitor the progress. We are aware that the Mautzs'
are not satisfied with the repairs MCC has made to the cabin to
date, and have discovered some additional items that require
repair. The Division will plan on inspecting the cabin during our
regular monthly inspection and report findings to other Division
personnel.
To assist the Division in determining if MCC has complied with Rule
4.20.3(2), MCC should provide to the Division the results of the
pre-subsidence survey completed on the cabin. Please send any
pictures, notes on construction, etc. In addition, MCC should
provide to the Division a copy of reports provided by contractors
and/or engineers regarding the repairs to the cabin. Also, MCC
should provide to the Division a summary of the repairs that have