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-VY <br />YV •V Vfryl <br />fnV11TY1rIY 4nIV1V JYI\b11 V1\ fILLV Vff lbC <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DeDartmen[ of Nacvral Resources <br />1) Analysis of the underlying geology which indicates the Mancos Shale is deeper <br />than sixty (60) feet in the Phase 1 area. (There were discussions about the <br />gravel deposit but little about the under laying bedrock). The depth to bedrock <br />could influence the decision to prohibit mining until groundwater depth data is <br />submitted. The depth to bedrock is approximately 60 feet below the current <br />elevation of the Haldorson Mine and; <br />ATTACffi4ENT 1 <br />1373 Sherman SL, Room Its <br />Deriver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 86G35G7 <br />FAX: i303) 832-BI OG <br />To: Bruce Humphries <br />Minerals Supervisor <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />January 7, 2004 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />MIN &RALS <br />GEOLOGX <br />NECLAn AYION..YINING <br />EAFETY~rt1ENCf <br />Bill Owrm <br />Gwemor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />From: Russ Means Executive Dircnvr <br />Environmental Protection Specialist K^nabw.cacwnr <br />Grand Junction Field Office Divizion Diteaor <br />Na[ural Resource 7'rusree <br />Re: Ha/doison Sand and Giave/ Mine, Pevmit No. M-2003-037, Review of PetRion fog <br />Reconside~a tlo2 12-30-03. <br />Bruce: <br />Staff has reviewed the above mentioned petition presented by the permitee for <br />reconsideration of the Mined Land Reclamation Board's (Board) stipulation that no mining <br />be conducted prior to submission of one f1) year's worth of data on depth to groundwater. <br />As part of the petition, Greg Lewicki and Associates submitted an in-depth report on the <br />geology and groundwater characteristics on behalf of the permitee. <br />At question is whether there is any new information not available at the time of the <br />hearing that presents grounds for the Board to reconsider the stipulation of no mining for <br />one (1) year until groundwater depth data is presented. The report references some data <br />such as drill fogs and photo documentation of test holes dug by the permitee that were <br />available but not presented by the permitee's consultant at the time of the hearing. The <br />failure to present the information to the Board by the consultant does not in itself mean <br />that the information is new. However, when this information is used in conjunction with <br />other aspects of the Lewicki report there appears to be sufficient information that was not <br />available to the applicant at the time of the hearing that the Board should have been aware <br />of prior to its decision coricerning the no mining stipulation. The new information and its <br />impact includes: <br />OIY LYI IY10 <br />I~puG Y. uu L/YYi ~'lG <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Memo <br />Office of 08ice of Coloratlo <br />Mined Land Reclamation Apive and Inactive Mines Geolog",cal Surve, <br />