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v <br />•~ ~ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ P~~~ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />DAVID C. SHELTON, Director <br />April 23, 1987 <br />Mr. Dan Hadley <br />Kaiser Steel Corporation - Coal Group <br />102 South Tejon, Suite 800 <br />Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 <br />RE: Current Status of Chimney Rock Mine - File No. C-81-023, Colorado Coal <br />Mining Company Mine No. 1, - File No. C-81-024, and Kaiser Exploration <br />Operations. <br />Dear Mr. Hadley: <br />On March 24, 1987, I met with you and Jeff Collins to discuss the current <br />status of the Somerset Mine, the Chimney Rock Mine, the Colorado Coal Mining <br />Company Mine No. 1 and the Kaiser exploration activity. I have sent you a <br />status report regarding the Somerset Mine in a separate letter. This letter <br />addresses the s atus of the other two mines and the exploration activity. <br />~himney Rock Mine \ <br />~he-mi-n 1s currently in temporary cessation. this cessation began September <br />30, 1985 and was attributed to the exhaustion of coal reserves at the site and <br />denial of adjoining Federal coal leases, <br />The mine has affected 109.6 acres during its life of which 61.7 acres have <br />been reclaimed and 49.9 acres remain to be reclaimed. The areas remaining tc <br />be reclaimed include the last two cuts of the pit in the Revision No. 1 area, <br />the facilities area (including the pad and haul road within the Stollsteimer <br />Creek AYF), the haul road on the north side of Stollsteimer Creek, diversion <br />ditches and sediment ponds, and all buildings. <br />The mid-term review for the mine was <br />February 18, 1986. A question regar <br />was raised during the review. Also, <br />on-the-ground disturbance as related <br />and mass balance were posed. <br />423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street <br />forwarded to Chimney Rock Coal on <br />ling the adequacy of the reclamation bond <br />questions regarding the actual <br />to the approved post-mining topography <br />Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />