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~~~ ~"~ <br />f~`?~, <br />~~~~ ~ <br />June 25, 2003 <br />JIM AND ANN TATUM <br />P.O. BOX 28 <br />WESTON: COLORADO 81081 <br />(719) 868.3310 <br />Facsimile (719) 868-2612 <br />Mr. David Berry <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St. Rm. 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Golden Eagle Mine; Permit <br />Basin Resources, Inc. <br />Mr. Bevy: <br />RECEIVED <br />/ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geelegy <br />FAX NO. (303) 832-8106 <br />Please be advised that we are filing our formal objection to Basin Resources, Inc. <br />and/or their successor, Westmoreland Coal Company's application for release of any <br />bonds of the Golden Eagle Mine and/or related operations. <br />.Please make note that one area of concern is the "reclamation" of the ventilation <br />fan site on our property north of Highway 12, Weston, Colorado. This site in this present <br />condition is not acceptable to us as the landowners. The site in its present condition is a <br />danger to everyone in close proximity .and reduces the' value of our property <br />tremendously. Merely putting a cap on a big diameter shaft hundreds of feet deep <br />destroying the water strata is not reclamation or restoration. Long ago they were ordered <br />to re-grass the site and that has not been done. <br />Further, .enclosed herein is a certified copy of the Findings of Fact in Cause <br />number O1CV26 that was rendered by the District Court of Las Animas County in <br />December, 2002 wherein. the Plaintiff s Jim and Ann Tatum were awarded in excess of <br />Six hundred thousand dollazs against the Defendants Basin Resources, Inc. This <br />judgment is abstracted and recorded so do not release any Basin/Westomoreland property <br />Please provide a copy of all written findings concerning all activity with reference <br />to the Bond Release with reference to the Golden Eagle and New Elk mines in Weston, <br />Colorado. <br />Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss this matter. Thank <br />you. <br />Very truly yours, <br />~~~ <br />Ann Tatum <br />AT/s <br />Enclosure <br />