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To: Renner, Steven; Hernandez, Daniel <br />Subject: FW: Sunlight Mine Lower Fan Portal Supoorts Collapsing <br />Steve -Any ideas on funding or repair? <br />It's probably too late to get OSM money this year, but Dan will check. Maybe next year. <br />I know that you are familiar with the ground at this mine. Any thoughts are welcome. <br />DB <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />From: Hernandez, Daniel <br />Sent: Wed 10/31/2007 2:59 PM <br />To: Berry, David <br />Cc: Musick, Jason <br />Subject: Sunlight Mine Lower Fan Portal Supoorts Collapsing <br />Dave -Jason and I inspected the Sunlight Mine on 10/23/07. The Lower Portal, aka the Fan Portal, was <br />reclaimed in 1990 along with the rest of the mine. Reclamation of the Lower Portal involved removal of a metal <br />fan and housing, construction of a bulkhead seal made of concrete blocks and grout, and the addition of some <br />roof and side timbers to the portal's framed opening. The portal measures roughly 6' high x 5' wide. <br />Some existing roof and wall timbers around the portal opening were left in place during reclamation, while others <br />were added around the opening as part of the reclamation. It appears the portal structure was not fully backfilled <br />so that the portal could drain, as three steel (?) drainage pipes were installed through the base of the bulkhead <br />and a trench dug from the front of the portal to a ditch to the east. <br />The attached photos show that the some of the horizontal roof timbers in front of the seal are now collapsing. <br />This collapsing appears to be occurring due to the horizontal roof timbers rotting from the moisture of the backfill <br />that was placed over them during reclamation. <br />Access into the portal is still prevented by the bulkhead seal, which appeared intact at the time of our inspection <br />The collapsing of the portal timbers, however, appears to be creating something of a public safety hazard. <br />Additionally, the earth that has fallen through the timbers appears to have blocked two of the three drainage <br />pipes. <br />According to Kimberly Seymour of IMP and documents in the mine files, all monies obtained through the forfeiture <br />of the Sunlight Mine reclamation bond have been utilized. Should we consider applying to OSM for some Civil <br />Penalty Reclamation monies to repair this collapse? <br />From: Musick, Jason <br />Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:44 AM <br />To: Hernandez, Daniel <br />Subject: sunlight portal <br />11/1/2007 <br />