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~~ <br />1111111111111111111 <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depunmenl of Nawral Resources ' <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Cobrurlo 80?03 <br />Phone. (3031866-356i <br />FAX: 11031 832 8106 <br />October 3, 1996 <br />Mr. Dan Belay <br />CDPHE <br />WQCD-PE-B2 <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 <br />RE: Twin Pines Coal Mine <br />Dear Dan: <br />~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCE <br />Roy Roma <br />Governor <br />tames s. ~«nnea~ <br />Execu~i~c Dueclui <br />Michael d Long <br />o~~~.~„n DnecR„ <br />In response to your question earlier this week, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Board revoked the permit for the Twin Pines Mine in May of 1996. The bond was also <br />forfeited at that time. Twin Pines Investment Ltd. abandoned the site due to financial <br />problems. The company completed most of the required reclamation prior to abandoning <br />the site. Portals were sealed and backfilled, all facilities were demolished, the mine bench <br />was partially backfilled, the coal refuse area was covered, the office facility area was <br />regraded, available topsoil was redistributed, and all of the reclaimed area was seeded. The <br />Division of Minerals and Geology should be able to fund any required maintenance and <br />remaining reclamation work with the forfeited bond money. <br />Two sedimentation ponds remain on the site. Those ponds were designed and constructed <br />to treat runoff from the mine site so as to meet NPDES effluent limits prior to discharge. <br />Once a permanent and effective cover of vegetation is established, the DMG will remove <br />the ponds. <br />A copy of the Board Order is enclosed for your reference. [f you have any questions, feel <br />free to contact me. <br />Sincerely, /~/ f --~ <br />„G~u~./U ' ~1 ~c~GU~ <br />Larry P. Routten <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />c:\wp51\100396b <br />