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~,.,. III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman SI., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Fhane: 13031 866-3 56 7 FAX: 13031832-8106 January 28, 1994 Mr. Charles Baldwin Baldwin Resources, Inc. 2928 Straus Lane, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Re: Reclamation of the Trinidad Basin Mine Las Animas County, Colorado Revoked Permit No. C-81-048 Dear Mr. Baldwin: oF.~Oro „c0 4 •. re]6 ~ Roy Romer Governor Mrchael B. Long Division Director The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology is preparing the bid document for final reclamation at the revoked Trinidad Basin Mine (TBM) site. The Division mailed a letter to you dated October 15, 1993, in which the Division requested verification of property ownership boundaries and comments concerning the reestablishment of the natural stream channel that had been diverted by mining operations. The Division has not received a response to our letter dated October 15, 1993. The purpose of this second letter is to describe the reclamation activities that the Division proposes to conduct on your land. If the Division does not receive a response to this letter by February 13, 1994, the Division will assume your consent and proceed with the plans described herein. Enclosed are two maps titled Map I and Map II. Map I shows the areas that Division land owner- ship records indicate are owned by you. Map I also shows the area covered by the second map, Map II. Map II highlights the location of reclamation plans proposed by the Division that may affect property owned by you. The circled red numbers on Map II correspond to the numbered items of this letter. The reclamation items listed in this letter have been characterized as possessing high, medium, or low priority based upon the Division's determination of potential environmental degradation and threat to public safety. The Division has prioritized the reclama- tion items in the event that sufficient bond is not available to complete reclamation of all items listed for the entire mine site. rProposed Reclamation Plans (item numbers correspond to Map ll) 1 . The steep reclaimed slope lying west of pond 15-P8 exhibits evidence of erosion, as small rills and gullies have developed. The Division proposes to plant various shrub and tree seedlings on the steep slope to encourage the establishment of vegetation and thereby reduce erosion. Priority has been characterized as low.