GENERAL34385

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 5/26/1994
• Doc Name: STOCK TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
• From: CYPRUS ORCHARD VALLEY
• To: N W GROSSE RHODE
• Permit Index Doc Type: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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~ Orchard Valley
May 24, 1994
Mr. N. W. (Posse-Rhode
4149 North 80 1'artP
Paonia, Colorado 81428
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Cyprus Orchard Valley Mine
P.O. Boz 1299
Paonia, CO 8 t 42B
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RE: SZCICSC TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
Dear Mr. Grosse-Rhode:
'Thank you for your continued cooperation artd patience in finally resolving the
stock trail issue and your associated periodic ingress and egress needs arourcl
the orchard Valley West Mine facilities. With the cortq~letion of construction and
seeding activities occurring on May 4th and 5th, 1994, Cyprus orchard Valley Coal
Corporation (CDVCC) wnsiders this matter to be resolved and further considers
its obligations under the stack trail agreement of Septembps 17, 1991 to have
been fulfilled.
I appreciate your taking time to personally visit the site on numerous occasions,
to personally inspect the construction activities periodically as they
progressed, and to personally provide your input during construction rP;a.rlinr;
the actual implementation of the specifications detailed in the original
agreement. I further appreciate your making available an ATV and an operator
upon catq~letion of construction activities to assess the adequacy of the
constructed trail and to demonstrate the trail can satisfactorily be negotiated
by an ordinary third party without undue concern for life and limb, and thereby
fulfills the intent of the original agreement.
Please be aware that although OdVCC is not responsible for maintenance of the
newly constructed portion of the trail or for maintenance of the existing trail
below the mine fill, COVCC is bound to adhere to certain wnditions pertaining
to that portion of the trail which traverses the mine fill. To the extent that
the trail crosses the fill slope, it is considered a part of our mining permit.
Given that the fill slope also serves as a topsoil storage site, the Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) will require continuing adherence to the
performance standards regarding topsoil storage and sediment control on this
slope. The applicable standards require that topsoil be protected frca0 wind and
water erosion, unnecessary oon¢taction, and contamination which would lessen the
capability of the material to support Vegetation when redistributed. additional
standards require runoff from this slope to meet certain water quality c1-atr3a„9a.
Otte ability to meet these Gtanrl?rr3c is wholly dependant upon maintaining a
vigorous starrl of vegetation on this slope.