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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Depanmem of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (3031866-3567 FA%:13031 832-8106 December 6, 1994 Ms. Ann Tatum 8703 Bonhomme Houston, TX 77074 Re: Response to November 10, 1994 Letter Basin Resources, Inc. The New Elk Mine, Permit No. C-81-012 The Golden Eagle Mine, Permit No. C-81-013 Dear Ms. Tatum: I~~ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Roy Romcr Governor lames5 Lorhhcarl 6ecvlrve Director Michael B. Long; Division Dueclor Thank you for your letter dated November ]0, 1994. I received the letter on November 17, 1994 and would like to take this opportunity to respond. I can see from your letter that you have worked diligently to bring issues and conditions which you believe to be important to the attention of local and state officials charged with protecting the environment and the health and welfare of the public. Participation of interested citizens is an important part of the taw which we are responsible for administering. It is also apparent from your letter that you are frustrated with what you perceive to be inaction or slow responses on the part of the government officials you have contacted. To assist you, we have contacted Ms. Millie Turner at the Air Pollution Control Division to reiterate your concerns to her and that you are awaiting her response. Your concerns related to water quality and air quality are best addressed directly to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. We are interested in assisting you in your dealings with these other state agencies, but our ability to do much more than refer your concerns and make phone calls to ensure that they are aware of your concerns is limited. I therefore suggest that you focus your future correspondence related to air and water quality to the people who are able to respond to you directly. You have numerous times pointed out that the Division made an error in their initial determina- tion of distance separating your home and the northern extent of mining in the first north main. I apologize for the error. This en•or occurred in July 1993 and was identified and corrected in our correspondence to Las Animas County dated August 12, 1993. A copy of that letter was sent to your offices a[ that time. The information provided to the Office of Surface Mining in December 1993 reflected the cornected distance.