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iii iiiiuiiiiiiiiii STATE OF COLORADO `~~~~/• Roy Romer, Governor ~ /896 ~ ~ ~ I DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ~.~,~ ,~~ =~ ,., MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION ~' ~~ ~~~ FRED R. BANTA, Director ~S?~~ ~j~ DATE: January 25, 1989 T0: Jim Stevens ^ ~ FROM: Candy Thompson ~./~ RE: Sunlight Mine C-046-81, Mine Status Tne permit for this mine has been revoked, Inspection responsibility does not really exist, however, the Division does inspect the mine site with a complete each quarter. A problem that could occur on site is the ability for the public to access the underground mine due to the gates failing at the top and at the lower portal. The seepage out of the lower portal area drains from that portal area down to the ditch adjacent to the Four Mile Creek. The ditch owner has water rights on the seepage out of this portal. Therefore, this portal cannot be hydrologically sealed during reclamation. Cracks have been noted on the upper bench at the mine site. These were filled in and no further movement seems to have occurred. Reclamation plans are stalled at this time due to the fact that numerous liens exist on the property and therefore on the structures. The mine site cannot be reclaimed without removal of the structures. A letter has been written to the Attorney General with enclosures of all liens found requesting him to give us a recommendation on the direction we should now proceed on clearing these liens. The lower portal, as previously stated, needs to remain leaking due to the water rights that exist on the site. A perforated pipe could be placed some distance into the portal opening with a sorted sand sized larger than the opening packed around the pipe to prevent clogging and create some structural stability. Then the mine could be sealed in a normal manner. 2837F/scg 215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. (303) 866-3567