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/°"""= United States Forest Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and P.O. Box 1030 <br />°' er <br />• ~~,~ J Department of Service Gunnison National Forests N Rio Grande Ave. <br />,agriculture Paonia Ranger District Paania, CO 81428 <br />PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 FA.t 970-527-4151 <br />File Code: 2520 <br />Date: July 20, ?000 <br />Mr. Gene DiClaudio <br />President <br />Mountain Coal Company LLC <br />P.0. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 31434 <br />Dear Mr. DiClaudio: <br />RECEAa!~`~~ <br />MAR r 4 :~~~'? <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />As you are aware, Mountain Coal Company (MCC) experienced a thermal event at the West EIk <br />Mine earlier this year. To remedy the sitttation, MCC requested use of lands on the Grand Mesa- <br />Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests (GivNG) to drill boreholes into the mine to isolate and <br />extinguish the ignition source. <br />The GNIUG has prepared some project documentation we would like to share with you. <br />• Attached are a Statement of Fact that discusses the approval for MCC to drill on the GMUG, and <br />a Decision Memo that documents the decision to allow IvICC to continue with site reclamation <br />and authorizes granting them a Special Use Permit for surface occupancy and monitoring <br />purposes. <br />Please feel free to contact Liane Mattson, the District Minerals Specialist, or myself at the above <br />telephone number if you have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~,c~ ~ ~~~-~ ~5 ~s~ t <br />~~~ ~ n ~ ~~ / o~~ <br />SUSAN J. SPEAR ~ ~ N~GI~~i ~~ <br />District Ranger U~SE~ ~ (~"`- <br />C DM~i <br />CC: Henry Barbe <br />attachments <br /> <br />U~S, ^y <br />Caring for the Land and Serving People PnnteC on RegtleC Paperi•* <br />