GENERAL30959

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 7/2/1996
• Doc Name: COAL EXPLORATION RECLAMATION GOLDEN EAGLE MINE PN C-81-013 NEW ELK MINE PN C-81-012
• From: HORIZON COAL SERVICES
• To: DMG
• Permit Index Doc Type: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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An Entech Company
76 East Granite Street -Butte, M7 59701
Phone [phone] -Fax [phone]
June 28, 1996
Mr. Kent Gorham
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Re: Coal Exploration Reclamation
Golden Eagle Mine; Permit C-81-013
rNew Elk Mine; Permit C-81-012
Deaz Kent:
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As a follow-up to the field inspection of Basin Resources, Inc. (Basin) coal exploration sites and
access roads during the week of June 17, 1996, I have prepazed a summary of how we intend to
proceed with reclamation activities. Please review this material and provide me with your
comments as soon as possible so we may finalize the scope-of--work and proceed with reclamation
activities. We hope to complete all coal reclamation work during 1996 and apply for full bond
release in the 1996/1997 timeframe.
Exploration activities contemplated and completed by Basin were authorized under the following
permits:
CX-82-I75-12;
CX-84-175-17;
CX-91-175-23;
CX-93-213-04;
MR-11, MR-15,
TR-28, TR-29,
CX-83-175-13;
CX-85-175-18;
CX-92-213-00;
CX-95-213-05;
MR-21, MR-22,
TR-38
CX-83-175-14;
CX-87-175-19;
CX-92-213-0 l ;
CX-95-213-06;
MR-25, MR-31,
CX-83-175-15;
CX-89-175-20;
C;~-53-213-02;
MR-O5, MR-06,
MR-36, MR-63,
CX-83-175-16
CX-90-175-22
CX-93-213-03;
MR-09, MR-10,
MR-65, MR-66,
We propose the following activities:
1. All coal exploration drill sites will be fully reclaimed including: hole plugging, site
regrading, topsoiling (when topsoil was removed prior to pad leveling), seeding and
mulching. These activities aze consistent with the reclamation work performed by Basin in
prior years and has yielded good results. Cdal exploration holes that have been cased and
used for or completed for future use as monitor wells will be plugged. These wells were
intended as sources of data for mine areas outside of the Golden Eagle and New Elk
mines. Since the mines are now sealed and other wells aze being used to provide ground
water monitoring and water quality information it is reasonable to plug the wells and
reclaim sites.