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i- November 9, 1994 Mr. Daniel I. Hernandez - .... Senior_.Reclamation Specialist State of Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 RE: Basin Resources, Golden Eagle Mine Mr. Hernandez: As you know, we are very unhappy about some.of the things that have come to light about our complaints about subsidence and a water well. 1. It appears that the report you furnished Surface Mining indicates that the underground mining that approached our house never got closer than 600 to 700 feet. We now know that this distance was considerably less than the distance reported to Surface Mining. Why was not the fact of the matter related to ~ Surface Mining. 2. It is now undisputed, and a matter of testimony being given under oath, that the airshaft bore-hole was improperly cased and that the water running out the bottom of the bore-hole exceeds 20 gallons per minute. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that a 12 to 14 foot bore-hole leaking 20 gallons a minute could certainly damage a 4 inch bore-hole a few yards distant. How does it happen that your agency never advised us of the faulty casing job, and the big water leak when we were complaining about our water level being down below the pump level in our well? 3. Our home, it appears that you want to try to place the blame on the structural shifts and cracking anywhere but on mine-caused subsidence. Please respond to my inquiry promptly - if you choose _ not to do so, I will issue a subpoena and question yot~ under oath. a. Please state if you claim to have seen a leak anywhere in the boiler or heating system piping. If so, state where you claim to have seen such a thing as all of the piping is capable of being visually inspected so evidence_of a leak is observable. _ _