GENERAL39616

• Permit No: C1983058
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 3/4/1994
• Doc Name: REMOVAL OF MINE EQUIPMENT AND SEALING OF PORTALS TWIN PINES MINE 2
• From: DMG
• To: LARRY WHITE C/O RUTH VEDETTI
• Permit Index Doc Type: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Deparlmem of Natural Resources I~~~
1313 Sherman 51., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80207
Phone: [phone]
FA% 130118728106
DEPARTMENT O
NATURAL
March 4, 1994 RESOURCE'
Roy Rome
Go~erno~
Attn: Larry white Ken sala ¢ar
e/o Ruth vedetti e.e""'.-eD.re""'
16154 Hwp 115 Michael B. Lonl;
Dw mon Duenor
Florence, CO 81226
Re: Removal of Mine Equipment and Sealing of Portals
Twin Pines Mine #2
Dear Larry:
The Division inspected the Twin Pines Coal Mine site and sales
office site last Monday, February 28, 1994 and have the following
concerns that need to be addressed this month.
According to your permit, (see page 86), "Upon completion of
mining, all equipment and mining facilities will be removed from
the site or sold in place with a time stated for removal, mine
entries sealed as shown on Drawing TPS-4 ."
The Division would like to know in writing Twin Pine's plans for
the deposition and removal of all the current equipment at the mine
portal site. Please include in your response a time when all
equipment will be removed from the site. The Division feels that
April 30th is a reasonable time for complete removal since the
equipment has remained in place since closure last August, a full
six months ago.
In addition, closure of the portals needs to commence immediately
or Twin Pines Mine may be in violation of MSHA standards. Open
portals create a public and safety health hazard as well as
allowing oxygen to penetrate the mine and mix with methane gas.
For both these reasons, the Division is requesting Twin Pines
management to temporarily provide closure of the portals, or begin
to permanently seal them with an MSHA approval plan as outlined in
your permit.
Since Twin Pines management has made the decision to close the
county road for access protection to the mine site, the Division
would like to remind management that all road maintenance,
including culvert cleaning is now the obligation of Twin Pines.
Please check, and if needed, maintain all road culverts leading to
the mine site.