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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III ~ <br />STATE OF <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department o(Nalural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 8t.. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX:(3031832-8106 <br />May 4, 1993 <br />Mr. Lynn Meibos <br />Andarco <br />19035 Cloyatma Lane <br />Humble, Texas 77346 <br />RE: Methane de-gas vent holes at the Deserado Mine (C-81-018) <br />Dear Mr. Meibos: <br />pF' COQ <br />4F' ~" ~ <br />~r~ie {~ <br />~`,Oi <br />.. ~~~ <br />~ r8]6 <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />ALChael B. Lonµ <br />Drvisinn Direcmr <br />As you requested during our telephone conversation on May 3, 1993 here is a copy of <br />Western Fuel-Utah's proposed mine plan. Western Fuels also plans to mine the B seam in <br />the future but is currently developing orily the D seam. I have also included two pages from <br />the Deserado Mine Permit describing the methane treatment. The Division has not <br />required Western Fuels to report the volume of methane vented but I am aware that <br />Western Fuels does measure the concentration of the methane as it vents. <br />In 1992 Western Fuels extracted 1.9 million tons of raw coal from the Deserado mine. <br />Updates to the proposed mine plan are: Mining of longwall 5 occurred in 1992. Longwell <br />6 is currently in production. Preparations for mining longwall 7 are underway. To date <br />approximately 1000 acres have been mined, while roughly 1700 acres remain in the current <br />mine plan. <br />The permit is available for inspection at the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 <br />Sherman st, room 215, Denver, CO 80203, and at the Rangely Town Clerk's office, in Town <br />Hall, Rangely, Colorado. If you need more details either inspection of the permit is <br />suggested or you may want to contact a representative of Western Fuels-Utah. <br />Sincerely, <br />anet . Binns <br />a ation Specialist <br />m:\coal\jhb\c81018\public.iny <br /> <br />COLORADO <br /> <br />