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Findings of the Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Methane Assessment, Golden Eagle Mine <br />June 2003 <br />Kent Gorham <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Introduction <br />In October 1996. the Dlvlsron of Minerals and Geology received a written complaint from the Spanish <br />PeakslPurgatoue River Soil Conservation Oistrict m Las Arnmas County about an area of stressed and dead <br />vegetaUOn located along Highway 12 m Section 28 T33S. R67W lust east of the Golden Eagle mine Thls falls <br />under a Cltlzen Complaint as per the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal <br />Mining, Rule 5,02 5 This citizen's complaint was dated October 2 1996, received Oct 7 1996 by DMG <br />Another letter was received from the landowner, Mr John Toupal, dated January 15, 7999, received by DMG on <br />January 19 1999. The Spanish Peaks! Purgatoire River Soil Conservation District also notified the EPA by <br />letter (no date) on or about January 13, 1999 <br />~_ 1y. ~~~71Ty <br />. 4 I 1 L1 <br />\ ~,~ ;~ <br />~'. _ ~' <br />n+~rn . ni <br />.. r.,. ~sE sire <br />,QTiON ~ <br />GOLDE N <br />~eAGLE MI WS _ <br />. ~ r ~Wal~tl-'.1 • '- - <br />. ' % ~ wwi:e.:o <br />c \~~~ , . <br />t ~__~ <br />~~ ~, <br />,.... <br />~``~`: <br />~~' .. <br />~~ ,: . <br />.}fY.o d t.ooen ~ .µ. M.w Mr~~e <br />'Litt i~: v_4I'r IY \Il~:' _ <br />Ouwo Roaourcox. inc. <br />Wsron. COlorotlo <br />., .. ~ ~ ~ . ~ .. lE porn t <br />General Location <br />The general area Is located along the Purgatoire River some 3 miles west of Weston Colorado In the Ute Hilts <br />This coal province is known as the Raton Basin, where coal has been mined for 120 years by both surface and <br />1 <br />