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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ <br />~~ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1113 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 866-3567 <br />FAX: (3031832-8106 <br />December 27, 1994 <br />Mr. Mark Davis <br />State Land Board <br />Minerals Leasing Section <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 620 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />1 <br />~Bn. ~ ~` <br />,~~ \~`w <br />C~°` <br />~~Itl V ~~ <br />®FFiC~ <br />OF ~~(O <br />~~ R <br />~~~ b <br />`` o <br />~ ~B]6 ~ <br />Roy Rome. <br />Governor <br />Michael B.long <br />Drv~s~on Director <br />RE: Mineral Lease No. GL 3261 -Noland, Inc. in Montezuma County <br />Dear Mr. Davis: <br />Mr. Frank Noland of Noland, Inc. has requested that our office <br />provide you with some basic information regarding the present <br />condition of and future reclamation plans for the property <br />associated with the above referenced mineral lease application. <br />Mr. Noland feels that this information may be of benefit to the <br />State Land Board during the upcoming Board Hearing regarding the <br />lease application which the Division understands is scheduled for <br />January 4, 1995. <br />A majority of the portion of the parcel proposed for mining by <br />Noland, Inc. has been previously disturbed by historic gravel <br />mining activities. Based on visual observations of the site, the <br />mining activities appear to date back several decades, prior to the <br />enactment of reclamation laws which now require that all mined <br />lands be reclaimed to a beneficial use. The old mining operations <br />were fairly random in nature and have left a large disturbed area <br />consisting of steep highwalls, pits, and piles of overburden <br />material scattered over the site. Noland, Inc. has proposed in <br />their permit application.to reclaim these old disturbances during <br />the course of mining operations and to return the surface to a <br />pastureland postmining land use. The Division feels that this <br />commitment by Noland, Inc. will result in a significant improvement <br />in the condition of the land once mining and reclamation activities <br />have been completed. <br />Please contact me at the Durango Field Office, 1474 Main Ave., Room <br />223, Durango, Colorado 81301, telephone no. (303) 247-5062 if you <br />have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~- <br />Tom Gillis <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />/tdg <br />cc: Frank Noland <br />