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_+ ~II II~IIIII~~~~I ~I~ 999 l STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 17031866-3567 FA%: (3031832-8106 November I5, 1993 Mr. Gary Hanisch 418 Main Street Walsenburg CO 81089 RE: Trinidad Basin Mine Reclamation, Trinidad Basin Mining Company, Revoked Permit No. C-81-048 Dear Mr. Hanisch: ti"~4 +e~ °~ •' revs Ray Romer Gosernor Michael B. Long Division Director I just wanted to take this opportunity to follow up on the conference telephone call held last week between you, me, Colorado Assistant Attorney General Steve Bmwn, and Frank Bartlett of Trinidad Basin Mining Company. I have enclosed, per your request, a copy of the letter transmitted from our offices to the Department of Adrt+in;cL,ation regarlding the collection of $10,750.00 in outstanding civil penalties owed the State of Colorado by Trinidad Basin Mining Company. With regard to your office's questions about the development of a final reclamation plan for the Trinidad Basin Mine, the Division met with Mr. Frank Bartlett and Mr. Greg Lewicki, representatives for Trinidad Basin Mining Company, on September 1, 1993 at the mine site. At the conclusion of that inspection, the Division and Trinidad Basin Mining Company were in agreement as to what would be reclaimed, save for three ponds situated along an access mad in Section 22, and with possible illegal mining disturbances in Section 15. Since that meeting the Division has determined that the disturbances in Section 15 are not attributable to Trinidad Basin Mining Company, and as such will not be reclaimed with monies fmm the forfeited Trinidad Basin Mining Company bonds. The Division has further determined that leaving the access mad into Section 22 as it is now, with some minor repairs, rather than reconfiguring it to We contours of the hillside, will reduce the cost of the reclamation, while at the same time leave ponds for use by livestock and wildlife per the approved post-mining land use. This cost reduction will further afford the Division the opportunity to better address the realignment of the north-flowing surface water runoff that is currently impacting the Del Ague bridge. Leaving the road embaril®ents across the two drainages in the east half of Section 22 will necessitate the development of a slope stability analysis by an independent subcontractor, to