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STATE OF OLLI ~ IIIII`IIIII <br />C <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />131 3 Sherman Si., Room 215 ~ <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 ~~~~ <br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567 <br />FAX. (3031 83 2-81 06 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br />August 1, 1994 Roy Ramer <br /> Governor <br />Dusty Dryer Kensala=ar <br />Bureau of Land Management Edeculive Dveclur <br /> <br />2465 S. Townsend Ave. Michael B. Long <br />Division orteanr <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />RE: Hawk's Nest Backfilling and Drainage Reconstruction Project <br />RN-MINES-COAL-10 <br />Dear Mr. Dryer, <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology is conducting the final phase <br />of reclamation at the Hawk's Nest Mine located in Gunnision County <br />Sections 3 and 10; T13S; R90W. The operator of the mine, Western <br />Slope Carbon, Inc. failed to meet the regulatory requirements for <br />an extended period of time. This failure to comply resulted in <br />revocation of the mining permit and forfeiture of the reclamation <br />performance bond being held by the Division. As part of the <br />reclamation process, the Division needs to provide notification of <br />the impending reclamation work to all surface owners of the area to <br />be reclaimed. <br />The reclamation work involved on BLM property is the sealing and <br />plugging of four (4) methane gas wells. These wells are located in <br />Sections 3 and 10; T13S; R90W. Minor road improvements will be <br />necessary to access the abandoned wells. The wells will be sealed <br />in accordance with the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. Please find a map depicting the <br />location of the methane gas wells. <br />The work is scheduled to begin in late September and proceed until <br />early November. If you have any questions regarding this <br />reclamation job, please do not hesitate to call me at 866-3567. <br />Sincerely, <br />G~cu- S . ~ <br />Erica S. Crosby d V <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Enclosure(s) c:\hawk\9408011 <br />