GENERAL45361

• Permit No: C1981037
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 10/19/1992
• Doc Name: INVESTIGATION OF GEC RECLAMATION LIABILITY GEC STRIP MINE PN C-81-037
• From: DMG
• To: DANIEL I HERNANDEZ
• Permit Index Doc Type: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III IIIIIIIIIIIII III
999
STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
DATE: October 19, 1992
TO: Daniel I. Hernandez
FROM: Cathy Begej ~~~ ~j
/ .,
RE: Investigation of GEC Reclamation Liability, GEC Strip Mine,
Permit No. C-81-037
pF Cp~O
Ne~~
.~
~ 18]6
Roy Romer
Governor
Michael B. Long
Division Director
Summary
The Division is currently in the process of developing a Reclamation Bid Document for the
reclamation of the Section 24 portion of GEC Minerals Permit No. C-81-037. During this
process, a difference of opinion developed between the Division and the landowner
regarding the reclamation liability for certain mine waste piles in the east half of Section
24. Numerous sources were examined to ascertain the source of this mining waste, as
mining in this area has been attributed to no less than five underground operations and
two strip mining operations.
Three waste deposits totalling less than 3 acres in extent were critically examined: the
coal waste piles north and west of the tipple pond, the coal in the drainage between the
tipple and the Orphan Pit, and the shale pile adjacent to the tie-across haul road.
The result of this portion of the Division's investigation finds that the GEC reclamation
responsibility for these mine waste piles is restricted to the road that passes over the coal
in the drainage between the tipple and the Orphan Pit, and to the coal waste piles that lie
west of the tipple pond. All other coal waste associated with these deposits appear to
have existed prior to GEC's involvement, and will thus not be included in the current Bid
Document package.
Description of Investigation

On September 10, 1992, Cathy Begej inspected the G.E.C. permit area with the
landowner, Dr. W.D. Corley. The objective of this inspection was to review the
reclamation plans associated with the July 10, 1992 Bid Document. During this
inspection, Dr. Corley indicated that certain mine waste that lay north and west of the
tipple pond had been placed there by the Corley No. 6 mine, while the Division had
historically attributed this material to G.. E.C. In addition, Dr. Corley asserted that a portion
of the material in the drainage between the tipple and the Orphan Pit was attributable to
G.E.C., as was a pile of shale east of the Orphan Pit.