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999 COAL FUELS CORPORATION LOS LAGOS RANCH. P.O. BOti 170 ROLLINSVILLE, COLORADO 80474 PHONE: 307-629-0431 AU G 1019 August 8, 1990 State of Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 ~~c~r~~~ MINED LANU Rcr'~R!P.TlQPI ~IN!~IO~I Attention: Randall Price Gentlemen: On Friday, August 3rd, we visited the Anchor Tresner Coal Unit with Randall Price of the Mined Land Reclamation Division. Again we were impressed with the desert beauty of the site and how unchanging the area remains and how well the site as it now exists blends into the natural aura of the land. It takes little imagination to realize that, after the valuable and useful coal has been extracted, the site can be returned to essentially the same condition as almost any unaffected part of the Book Cliffs escarpment. Through considerable effort and expense, the coal reserve has been proven. It is a major energy resource for the country and is on the verge of being placed into production. In our discussion with Mr. Price it is apparent that MLRD thinks of the project as being ended and only reclamation remains to be accomplished. We, however, think of the project as actually just starting with many years of production ahead. The roads and benches which have been created and presently exist are of great value, and if preserved, will make start-up of the mine much quicker and easier. Present MLRD plans, if carried out, will eliminate one bench entirely and severely reduce another. Both presently existing benches are necessary to the entries existing on the two coal seams - the Anchor and the Cameo. It seems inappropriate and wasteful to spend 50 to 90 thousand dollars to reclaim the area and then to have to turn around and re- establish the roads and benches at comparable cost, thus doubling the cost.