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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ STATE OF COLORAllv MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 303 866-3567 FAX 303 632-8106 MEMO TO: O.C. File, (C-80-002) FROM: Randy Price ~e~a„r„ t Gbv~-tspd.~~w« RE: Telephone Call, Citizen Concern about O.C. Mine No. 2 OF CQ~ ti~,=~ Q9 hP%' ~ ~' O ~ ,~ r,c ~ . ~ `~;x ~y7„N ~ ~ /876 ~ Roy Romer, Governor Michael 6. Long, Division Director Today I received a call from Barbara Strapman who owns the land the O.C. Mine is on. She said that she received the MLRD letter notifying of the permit renewal. She wanted to know more about the mine and the Division's role in regulating activities at the mine. She was concerned about the public safety and about tourist getting into trouble at the closed down O.C. Mine. Also, she was concerned about the mine being abandoned without reclamation. She was concerned that Bob Weaver would not have enough money to do the reclamation. She said that she would like to accompany the Division on the next inspection. I said that Bob Weaver is required by law to maintain liability insurance throughout the 10 year liability period. That we would make sure that the mine site was gated, appropriate warning signs placed and the portals secured from unauthorized entry. That Bob Weaver is required to comply with all MLRD regulations and that the reclamation bond be kept at an amount equal to the reclamation liability. And that we would try to get Bob Weaver to clean up some of the material on site to reduce the liability if he could not increase the bond amount. I told her that the Division is out at the mine on a quarterly basis and would notify her of the next inspection. Mrs. Barbara Strapman, Mr. Mac Strapman Phone: 641-0038, 641-0032, Their address is in the file. They live on Ohio Creek Road just down from the mine.