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<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanment of Natural Resources <br />1713 Sherman S1 . Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 1303) 86h-3567 <br />FAX: (3031 83 2-81 06 <br />May 2, 1995 <br />Dana Prijatel <br />~I~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />4712 Turnberry Drive lame: s. L«nnead <br />Lawrence, KS 66047 L.e<°'ive Direcr°` <br /> Michael B Long <br /> Division Direcwr <br />RE: Concerns About Protection of Perennial Spring, Basin Resources, Notice of Intent <br />NOI X-95-213-06 <br />Dear Ms. Prijatel: <br />Thank you for your letter in response to our telephone conversation concerning Basin Resource's <br />Notice of Intent to Explore (NOI X-95-213-06). The following are the results of my review to your <br />comments. Your comments are in italics. <br />At no time does the mining company acknowledge the springs are there much less that they <br />are a year round water source for the wild life in the area. !t is our intent to file jor the water <br />rights on these two springs and keep them a habitat jor the wild lije in the area. <br />The applicant for an exploration permit, also called a Notice of Intent to Explore (NOI), is not <br />required to conduct a spring and seep survey as is required in a mining permit. Enclosed is the <br />portion of the Colorado Rule and Regulations that apply to coal exploration. <br />Prior to permitting for a coal mining permit, the applicant is required to conduct an extensive <br />inventory of hydrologic features within the proposed mine area. A minimum of one year of baseline is <br />required before a mining permit can be granted. I have spoken with Ralph Lopez, the environmental <br />coordinator for the Golden eagle mine, and he is awaze of the springs on your property. He will <br />include these springs in future monitoring for obtaining baseline hydrologic information. <br />According to the information that you sent to the Division, the proposed drillhole is about 500 feet to <br />the southwest of the two springs that you identified. The springs are at about the same elevation as <br />the drillholes. Observations made by Joe Dudash last year indicate that the springs flow from the base <br />of a sandstone outcrop. The strata in this azea dip to the northeast at about 3 degrees; if the <br />sandstone outcrop represents a continuous sandstone bed that follows the stratigraphy, then drilling at <br />the proposed location will not encounter the sandstone aquifer. <br />~Ri~E <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />