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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832.8106 <br />MEMO TO FILE <br />Date: 11/22/02 <br />~j~~ <br />Specialist: Allen Sorenson Signed: !~<~~~~./ ~z c-~--~ <br />Subject/Operator/Operation/File No. Fluid Balance in Mining Cavities, <br />American Soda LLP, Yankee Gulch Project, Permit No. M-1999-002 <br />Type of Interaction: Meeting Phone Other <br />Person(s) contacted and affiliation: Ed Cooley, American Soda, 970/285-0407 <br />Summary and Resolution of Interaction: <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Canany <br />Acting Division Director <br />Mr. Cooley and I discussed the reported imbalance of fluids in solution mining wells 29-24 and 20-26; we <br />further discussed the email produced by Paul Osborne of EPA and dated 11-22-02 in which the fluid <br />imbalances are discussed in detail. Mr. Cooley stated that the excursions aze related to instrumentation <br />problems -not to cavity leakage. American Soda is finalizing their testing and investigation relative to the <br />imbalances and will provide a report to DMG, BLM, and EPA no later than the first week in December <br />2002. <br />rtacsVviy Documen[sWmerican Soda fluid imbalance MTF.doc <br />