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<br />Pasl Olhce 6m 2140 <br />1ACCker. Cob,atlo 81641 <br />Telcnhonc 3GJ 372 4G'1 <br />hSay 25, 1983 <br />,~~ <br />T~ <br />` - R, E~ fVorthern <br />'. ,; Coal <br />^'. :? Company <br />I~I II~'~~I~~"II'~~ <br />999 <br />i <br />I'~ <br />,? <br />~~ ..,, ...~1.'i <br />,.. ... ,.......7BS <br />?1r. Dave She1[on, Director <br />Colorado Alined Land P.ecJ.ar,;ncion Division <br />42; Centennial Building, <br />131:; Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colnradn 802D3 <br />RE: Update on Comnliancc r;ith Stipulations in A.n^,ust 1;., <br />19°]. ,\pproval. to hliue Under Curtis Creck acrd Request <br />Co Dlorl~i`y Stipulatiol: .+o. 5 - State File C-0:2-61' <br />Dear t•fr. Shelton: <br />~n AugusL 17., 7.9fi1 the Uivi.sion approved n technical revision <br />for the Ricnau Tlo. 2 Aline. The techni. r_aJ revision ryas ~uh- <br />mi.tted on ALiy 27, 1981 for the purpose of ~+utlinin~ certain <br />measures ~:1iich A~orthern vo,:ld unc!crCal:e conile mii~in~ ir. file <br />Curtis Creck area. Coth .'dolthcrn and the Division r~:ere <br />part i.culnrly atter,tiv~ to I he np{~,ro•~, l Hof this technical <br />revision b,acnusc !!orthern'., plans uitimatclr called Ear :r <br />co r.~:iderablc amount of minin}; ender the Curtis C~rce4. area. <br />Both el-~e Division staff and tdortircrn n;,reerl that it s:~I;. <br />possible to mine in the Curtis Crack area nd no[ lave an <br />effect upon chc Curtis Creel: alluvial s~'stem. ?.1 s'o, it l.ac. <br />nor been established nt that Ci.me as to r.~Lerher .vl alluvial <br />valLc7 floor prnhlem [Rist;•rl in tic ~~rca. `:ort!:crn's r_;:d~~ <br />tiJe Division's tendency rags tr, [ake a ver.~:~ careful apprr,acll~ <br />Lo monitorinG the mining under Curtis Creck <br />You may be aa:nre that sincr Au;ust o` 1981. rorhen formal annro'ral. <br />r:gas given t~~ mine unrier Curtis Cree4~, tlurt Sorthcra's p'.as <br />have si~n.iEicantly changed. Tl.e ?:orthern `IO. 1 ..ine has beer. <br />puC on a sCandb7 status and is cun-cntl.y operntin„ under n <br />;loti.ce of Cr.ssa Lion ol: (lhcrn tines. TI~~~~ prorluctio~i nt .`:icnau <br />Ro. 2 ?Mine ilas been sharply,' cut barb; .red ,.,~e deveiopme::C of. <br />the P Anil J scares Ilan been ,lela~:rd indef initcly. Tn add itinn <br />Lo the delays cah.ich roe arc er:perirr.cinr,, .. ., have also c!ecidec ~~ <br />to change oar approach Cc. ininin and in [i:a Luturr the; r:i11+~; <br />he vcrv limited minion undr_r chc Curtis Creck all~l.ial ar~^ <br />and rre intcnrl to do no retreat :.Iicin, :ai:n;.s.,ever br.nua;:L• G:rtirrCreel ji <br />~ThereCore, ve view the urgency for .:ol.l~c~:ion of 'r•r.seline date,'. ! <br />on s"ream undery;rou nd crogg inks h-TS much di;:.i nis`~uJ i <br /> <br />~~-;~~r•. - - <br />