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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III 999 STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY OF ~0~ Department of Natural Resources 4~ ~ N' ,i ~ 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 : , • Phone f303) 866-3567 rage FAX: 1]0 31 8 32-81 06 Roy Romer Governor January 28, 1994 Michael B. Long Drvoion Dveclor Mr. Mark W. Ogrady RR 2, Box 1550 Beaumont, TX 77705-9730 Re: Reclamation of the Trinidad Basin Mine Las Animas County, Colorado Revoked Permit No. C-81-048 Dear Mr. Ogrady: 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 proposed stream channel realignment. 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 lands that may be owned by you. 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 three maps titled Map I, Map II, and Map III. Map I shows the areas that Division land ownership records indicate are owned by you. Map I also shows the areas covered by Map II and Map III. Map II and Map III highlight the locations of reclamation plans proposed by the Division that may affect property owned by you. The circled red numbers on Map II and Map III 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 reclamation items in the event that sufficient bond is not available to complete reclamation of all items listed for the entire mine site. Proposed Reclamation Plans (Numbered items correspond to Map /l! •1 . The unreclaimed mining disturbance at this location covers an estimated area of 80,000 square feet and has one highwall that is approximately 30 feet tall. The Division has determined that this disturbance is not related to operations conducted by TBM. The Division will not be utilizing funds from the bond forfeited by TBM for reclamation of disturbances not associated with the TBM permit. The Division proposes to leave this disturbance in its present condition at this time. 2. The Division has determined that the small disturbance at this location did not result from TBM operations; as such, the expenditure of monies from the forfeited TBM bond will not be