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iii iuiiiiiniiiiii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1711 Sherman SI., Room ? I S <br />Denver, CO H0303 <br />Phone 0031 866-3561 <br />FAX: 1303183?-8106 <br />September 21, 1992 <br />Mr. John R. Hardin <br />Land Manager <br />ARCO Coal Company <br />555 17th Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 <br />RE: Status of Reclamation -Hawk's Nest Mine Silo Facility <br />OF ~~lp <br />1~ <br />yam:; ~. <br />.r.J~• <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />M~<hael B. Long <br />Divis~an Director <br />This letter is in response to your letter of July 15, 1992 regarding the two coal storage <br />silos acquired by ARCO from the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and formerly <br />owned by Western Slope Carbon, Inc. as part of the Hawk's Nest Coal Mining Operation <br />situated east of the West Elk Mine operated by Mountain Coal Company. <br />The Division has no plans to perform any reclamation work at the silo facility in the near <br />future, and it is highly doubtful that any work will, if undertaken, occur until Spring of <br />1993 at the earliest. The issues regarding possible permitting of the facility by Mountain <br />Coal Company, the proposal to utilize any remaining Hawk's Nest bond monies to satisfy <br />the performance bonding requirements through some type of escrow arrangement, and the <br />possibility of the Division performing some ancillary reclamation work around the silo <br />facility will all need to be discussed further with Division personnel before specific <br />reclamation plans and permitting options can be finalized. As I am being re-assigned to <br />other duties at the Division, 1 suggest that you contact Mr. Steve Renner, Coal program <br />Supervisor, and/or David Berry, Senior Reclamation Specialist, to reiterate ARCO's position <br />on the issues and begin to come to some agreement regarding the final disposition of the <br />silo facility. Both of these individuals can be reached through the main Division telephone <br />number, 303-866-3567. <br />Sincerely, <br />/~1~~,~~ <br />Tom Gillis <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />TDG/yjb <br />m:\os\yjb\arco <br />