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STATE of coLOr~o <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFE7'V <br />pepartment of Natural Resources <br />13t 3 Sherman Sc, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (30318Kr3567 <br />FA%: (303) 832.8106 <br />December 11, 2006 <br />Mr. Jim Tatum <br />Attorney at Law <br />129 North Commercial Street <br />Trinidad, CO 81482,1 <br />RE: Basin Resources and Westmoreland Coal <br />Golden Eagle }Mine, C-19$1-013 <br />Dear Mr. Tatum: <br />COL'~RA 17~p <br />D I y 1 S l O N"'O F <br />1tECLAMATIpN <br />MINING= <br />-&- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill OweM <br />Gaw:mor <br />xusswl l:nofga <br />Exsxufive DIfEQOf <br />w. r~nr <br />Division pirettor <br />Nanrral ResauroC Trusree <br />This letter is response to your letter dated November 27, 2006 regarding bonds and permits for <br />Basin Resources. A response to each of your two questions is provided below. <br />1. The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has not received an application to <br />transfer the Basin Resources permit for the Golden Eagle Mine to another owner. <br />2. As stated above, an application for the transfer of the Golden Eagle Mine pem3it has not <br />been submitted. <br />T13e reclazuation hood lxeld by dle Divisivu fur the Quldcu Eagle Minc i5 punted and maintained <br />pursuant to the bondi~tg requirements of C.R.S. 34-33-113. We do not believe there is a <br />connection between tl~e monetary judgnent issued in your civil case and the remaining bond <br />held by the Division for the Golden Eagle Mine. <br />Rule 2.08.6 addresses the requirements for the transfer, assigrunent or sale of permit rights. Lf a <br />transfer application i5 submitted to the DRMS, the person applying for the transfer is regt3ired to <br />advertise the filing of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the <br />mine. Any person whose interests may be adversely affected may submit written comments to <br />tlta DRMS, within 15 days of the newspaper notice. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~. ~ti~~ <br />Sandra L. Brown <br />Senior Environmental Protection 5peeialist <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />bt 3Jtid <br />Wflltll WIC <br />Office of <br />Alive and InaRive Mims <br />65t09b86TL SZ:ET L00Z/6Z/t0 <br />