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iii iuiuiiuiu iii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depslmem of Natural Resources <br />I } 13 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Derner, Cobrarlo 80201 <br />Phone ~ (1031 866- } 567 <br />FAA: (}(141 A32~A1 Ofi <br />April 28, 1997 <br />Mr. James F. Fulton, Chief <br />Denver Field Division <br />Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver. Colorado 80202-5733 <br />RE: l~~ xcellence in Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Awards Nomination <br />Dear Jim: <br />I~~~~ <br />DEPARTMEfdT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Gnvcrnar <br />lames 5 Lochhcad <br />6ecmrve Dlrer vn <br />Michael B. Long <br />Dn~s~on Direrio~ <br />Enclosed please find one application For the 1997 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation <br />Awards within the Hall of Fame Award category. This application was submitted to the Division of <br />Minerals and Geology by Trapper Mining [nc. for their Trapper Mine in Colorado. <br />We have reviewed the application and find that it was filed in a timely fashion and that it meets all [he <br />requirements outlined in your letter dated April 3, 1997. [n addition, we would like [o urge your <br />favorable review and ultimate forwarding of the application to Headquarters for final consideration. <br />We have long been supportive of Trapper's efforts towards design and implementation of innovative <br />sediment and erosion conVOl practices, as well as the establishment of successful wildlife habitat through <br />their training and reclamation practices. Recognition of these efforts and results in 1991 by OSM was very <br />appropriate. Since that time, Trapper has continued and increased their efforts to develop and implen}ent <br />sedinent and erosion control practices and wildlife habitat improvements which result in outstanding <br />reclamation. We recently recognized their outstanding work through the award of a 1996 Colorado <br />Mining Reclamation Award. Trapper was presented with this award by Governor Roy Romer and <br />\Villiam Cohan, Chairman of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board a[ the February 1997 National <br />\Vestern Mining Conference in Denver. We wholeheartedly believe that Trapper deserves national <br />recognition for their continued outstanding reclamation. <br />Please do not hesitate to contact me or my staff if we can provide any additional inforn}ation in support of <br />OSM's consideration of the Trapper application. <br />Sincerely, <br />~- ~~- <br />Susan McCannon <br />Coal Program Supervisor <br />cc: ~Xoseph Dudash, DMG <br />Forrest Luke, Trapper Mining [nc. <br />