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~- <br />i~ <br />i~ <br />(De~sition of Ron K. Thomps~) <br />1 surface owners six months prior to mining and to <br />2 advise them if there is a likelihood of subsidence, <br />3 and with long wall mining there is predicted <br />4 subsidence, and to that extent, yes, we have <br />5 notified them. <br />6 Q. Tell us any scientific basis that you <br />7 know of that you would have to deny that your works <br />S have been the cause of the damage to my adobe <br />9 house? <br />10 MR. BAILEY: Now we are talking <br />11 about the room and pillar mines? <br />12 MR. TATUM: If he knows any <br />13 scientific explanation that would say that anything <br />14 is responsible for the damage other than their <br />15 works, tell us what it is. <br />16 MR. BAILEY: Objection, lack of <br />17 foundation but you can try to answer. <br />18 A. There are a number of physical <br />19 conditions that can cause a house to -- foundation <br />20 to shift, to crack. I haven't done the detailed <br />21 analysis on your structure to be able to make an <br />22 evaluation of that. From my professional training <br />23 as a mining engineer and studying subsidence, I <br />24 would not, under the conditions of our extensive <br />25 mining and the extraction ratio from first north <br />22 <br />EARL E. MEEK & ASSOCIATES <br />311 West 12th St., Pueblo, Co. 81003 (719) 542-1010 <br />