GENERAL31032

• Permit No: C1981017
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 3/15/2002
• Doc Name: Coal Basin Mine Reclamation Letter
• From: 2002 Correspondence Folder
• Permit Index Doc Type: Reclamation Project
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
pepartme`nt of Natural Resources
1313 Shermap St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
March 15, 2002
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DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MIN ING•SAFETY
Bill Owens

Ms. Diane Delaney Governor

MidCon Realty, LLC Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2115 Michael B. Long
1001 Grand Avenue, Suite 106 Division Director
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602
RE: Coal Basin Mine Reclamation
Dear Ms. Delaney:
We are in receipt of your correspondence dated March 6, 2002.
The Division has completed the reclamation work specified in Exhibit B to the
Settlement Agreement. On March 6, 2002, the Division executed a notice
releasing the MidCon property from further reclamation obligation. On March 7,
2002 the notice was provided to the attorneys involved in the litigation. A
courtesy copy of the notice is attached.
Although the Settlement Agreement does not contain a provision requiring
disclosure of the status of reclamation work on public lands and a corresponding
release of financial information, we will provide such to you. In general, the
Division has not yet completed all remaining reclamation tasks in Coal Basin.
Some amount of earth work, vegetation establishment, weed control, erosion
control and maintenance work remains to be completed on Public lands.
Approximately $300,000 remains in the reclamation account.
As you note, the Settlement Agreement at Section 18 provides a mechanism for
a release of further reclamation obligation at the former Load Out facility. As
described in Section 18 of the Settlement Agreement, the Division will provide
the release subsequent to MidCon LLC completing the reclamation work
described therein. Please provide us with a letter which states that all of the
reclamation tasks described in Section 18 have been completed. Following
receipt of the letter, we will conduct a site inspection. Assuming the inspection
reveals that the work described in Section 18 has been satisfactorily completed,
we will provide the release document.