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.~ • <br />SALT CREEK MINING CO_ <br />P O. Drcrwer L <br />Fruit. Colorado 815ZL <br />~303~ 858-].396 <br />January.l7, 1984 <br />iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />:' L.. 6 'ii c.~ <br /> <br />Mr. Jim Herron <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 423 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />F.e: Temporary Cessation of Operations <br />Munger Canyon Mine C-020-81 <br />DlcClane Canyon Mine C-004-80 <br />Dear Jim; <br /> <br />Salt Creek Mining Company hereby requests a Temporary Cessation <br />of Operations in accordance with 4.30.1 at the above noted mines. <br />Contracted coal sales needed to support production have been delayed <br />indefinately; therefore, Salt Creek has no market for coal at this <br />time. When market conditions allow, Salt Creek does intend to bring <br />the mines to full production. <br />MUNGER CANYON MINE - C-020-81 <br />Prior to cessation of operations, a total of 9.2 acres of surface <br />area was disturbed, mainly for access road and work area. This <br />disturbance predates both Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Rules <br />and OSM rules but was permitted under MLR Permit# 78-57. A <br />second permit (C-020-81 ) was obtained to allow expansion of the <br />exploration operation to a producing mine. No expansion of dis- <br />turbances (to 25.3 acres ) was undertaken as approved in C-020-81. <br />Though most areas off of the road and work area have been reseeded <br />for aesthetics and soil stabilization, no reclamation has occurred <br />or will occur during the temporary cessation of operations. <br />Similarly, no backfilling, regrading, or revegetation will be <br />performed during the cessation of operations. <br />Underground mining at Munger Canyon has produced 5 entries 2500 <br />feet long and 6 to 8 feet high. These underground entries will <br />be monitored and maintained during the cessation of operations; <br />therefore, mine entries will remain open. <br />All surface water run-off controls will be maintained in an environ- <br />mentally sound condition as described in Permit #78-57 since none <br />of the disturbances or controls described in Permit C-020-81 were <br />constructed. Salt Creek will suspend water sampling during the <br />cessation of operations since at this time with the insignificant <br />