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III IIIIIIIII <br />STATE OF IIIIIII <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Fesources <br />131 i Sherman SL, Ronm 215 <br />Denver. Colorado 00.03 D I `/ I S I O N O F <br />Phone: (3031 afi6-3567 M l N E R A L 5 <br />FAA: (;031 832 8106 & <br /> GEOLOGY <br /> R E C L A M A T I O N <br /> ' MINING•SA FETY <br />October 6. 1999 <br /> Bil I Owens <br /> Governor <br />President crec e w,lcner <br /> <br />The Corley Company raecwive D~reuor <br /> <br />P.O. BOX I g~ I Vah~ela Long <br />Dw sinn Ducaar <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80901 <br />Re: GEC Reclamation <br />Dear Mr. Corlev: <br />Thank you for your letter of August 24, 1999, and for speaking with me regarding our plans to conduct <br />additional reclamation work within the former GEC permit area. As 1 explained during our phone <br />conversation, the DMG was able to secure funding through Severaltce Tax revenues to perform additional <br />reclamation wvork at the site. We were Qiven funds to use for reclamation at siX sites including GEC, and we <br />should have between $50,000 and $70,000 for ttse at GEC. <br />The focus of our planning to date is on the road located in the East Pit, and on the erosion which is occurring <br />in the East Pit. We do not intend to conduct any work outside of the Eas[ Pit area. Following our discussion, <br />I asked our staff engineer to evaluate the viability of moving the East Pit road to an alignment on the east <br />side of the former lower East Pit, which would briny the new road across the lower East Pit a[ a location <br />south of Magpie Creek, then along the eastern Flank of the East Pit. The current road location south of <br />Ivtagpie Creek and within the East Pit, would then be abandoned. <br />He has since conducted a survey of the lower Eas[ Pit, and is developing such a plan. It is our hope that such <br />action would provide a more stable road through the East Pit. Our focus is now on this road plan, and <br />monies would be spent to implement this plan, with any extra monies being used [o manage erosion <br />occurring in the East Pit. <br />Also, our engineer recently recommended that immediate action should be taken to provide short term hazard <br />mitigation along [he East Pit road where erosion appears to be jeopardizing road stability. We decided to <br />bring rock to the site [o till the ou[slope erosion voids along the East Pit Road. <br />Again, [hank you for discussing [he GEC reclamation with me, and please call or write with any questions. <br />concerns or suggestions. <br />-~, <br />Sincerely, <br />~'~ ~~ <br />v <br />;. <br />Davi rrv <br />Coal Program <br />