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iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii 999 STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Depanmenl of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 ~ Denver, Colorado 80203 e~~~ Phone: (30]1 866-3567 FA%. 1303) 832-8106 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL November 21, 1994 RESOURCES Mr. Jim Tatum Roy Romer 8703 Bonhomme eovemor lames S. I ochhead Houston, TX 77074 Executive D~rectot Michael 6. long Re: Response to Citizen's Request for Inspection; Division Director Basin Resources, Inc.; The Golden Eagle Mine, Permit No. C-81-013; The New Elk Miue, Permit No. C-81-012 Dear Mr. Tatum: On November 9, 1994, the Division received your letter dated November 3, 1994 regazding the Golden Eagle and New Elk Mines operated by Basin Resources, Inc. Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We would like to provide our response. Your letter indicates three concerns. The fast appears to be a concern with possible violations of the air emissions permits issued to Basin by the Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. The second appears to be a concern with possible violations of the Coloado Pollutant Dischazge System (CPDS) permits issued to Basin by the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. The third appears to be concerns with noise from both the bucks operated by Savage Company to transport coal along Colorado State Highway 12, and from the mine's "blowers." Concerns with possible violations of the air emissions permits should be directed to the Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. Their address is 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Building B, Floor 1, Denver, Colorado 80222. Their telephone number is (303) 692-3100. Levels of noise emitted by mining operations are not regulated by our Division. We suggest that you contact Mr. Michael A. Ossola, Director, Ias Animas County Planning and Land Use Office or the County Health Departrnent. Their address is 200 East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, Colorado 81082. His telephone number is (719) 846-4486. We were in the process of conducting a regular monthly inspection at the Golden Eagle and New Elk mine sites when we received your letter. We therefore contacted our inspector and, on November 10, 1994, he investigated your concern regarding the placement of a "white foamy substance" into Sedimentation Pond 004 at the New Elk Mine. The inspector found that drilling mud had been placed in Sediment Pond 004. The inspector checked all the other ponds at the