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J <br /> III III IIIIIIIIII III <br />sss <br /> STATE Off- ~OLJ i~~,~U <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />l os~co <br />` <br />~O <br />Department of Natura <br />Resources ~ <br />•; <br />4 <br /> ~'~ pp <br />=~ <br /> <br />I3I 4 ~herm,;n SL, Room :1 5 I;: <br />1' <br />~• ~,-~ ~~ :- <br />f <br /> • <br />~ ie~e <br />Phone: 1303) dh6-3567 <br />FAX: 6031 832-81 06 <br />Ruv Ramer <br /> Governor <br /> .+ticharl B. Long <br /> Division Dneaor <br />June 2, 1993 <br />Mr. Steve Gordon <br />Denver Rio Grande Railroad <br />1515 Araphoe St., Suite 987 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />RE: Hawk's Nest Mine C-81-016 <br />Reclamation of the Coal Silo Facility <br />Dear Mr. Gordon, <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology is currently planning the <br />remaining reclamation work at the Hawk's Nest Mine. The Hawk's <br />Nest mine is located 10 miles Est of Paonia within the S1/2 of <br />Section 10, T135, R90W. The mine site has been ordered to be <br />reclaimed by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board. The operator of the mine failed to comply <br />with regulatory requirements for an extended period of time, <br />resulting in revocation of the mining permit and forfeiture of the <br />reclamation performance bond being held by the Division of Minerals <br />and Geology. The Board has directed the Office of Mined Land <br />Reclamation, Coal regulatory section of the Division, to secure <br />reclamation of the site using funds obtained from the forfeited <br />performance bond. <br />Initial reclamation of the site was conducted in 1990. The <br />remaining reclamation work to be conducted on site includes the <br />coal silo area and the refuse disposal area located in Hotchkiss. <br />Part of the reclamation plan involves demolition and removal of the <br />two concrete coal silos located on the Hawk's Nest site. <br />The silos were owned by Western Slope Carbon Inc. as part of the <br />Hawk's Nest coal mining operation. According to our files, <br />Mountain Coal Company (owned by ARCO Coal Company) acquired the two <br />concrete silos and overhead conveyor for the Denver Rio Grande <br />Western Railroad. ARCO has decided not to include the silos in the <br />West Elk permit due to the cost of restoring and maintaining the <br />silos. The Division is currently in the process of planning the <br />reclamation of the coal silo facility including demolition and <br />removal of the two concrete silos. <br />