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_ ~ 111 IIIIIIIIIIIII Illl <br />SALT CREEK MINING COMPANY 999 <br />P.O. Box 70 <br />Loma, Colorado 815240070 <br />(303) 858-3608 //~~''~~-- <br />~~B 8~ 1~9U <br />MIN~p LAND <br />February 19, 1990 RECLAMATION DIVIS!JR1 <br />hi r. Tom G i l l i s <br />Co 1 or-ado M i rred Land Rec 1 groat i on <br />1313 Sherman St.: Roam 215 <br />Denver, C~lurado 80203 <br />I- `~ <br />Ru: Annual Hydrologic Report <br />Munger and McC 1 ane Canyon M i .-.es <br />Dear Tom: <br />This report on r.he mine inflows. discharges and probable <br />hydrologic consequences for the next year is submitted in <br />compliance with the stimulations of S~It. Creek's mii~ina and <br />reclamation oar'mits. As you are aware, production resumed at the <br />I•ICClane Mine in late 1988 and the Munger Mine has remained idle. <br />TI-ris report shall first. discuss i.he effect of McClane Canydn mine <br />on the local bedrock ~cruifer. next discuss the effe~a. of Munger <br />C~nvon mine, and last discuss the effect of both mines on the <br />Pwdroloav of r.ast Salt Creek. Note that the format of the report. <br />is based upon a normal water year of Ort.ober through September. <br />McCLANE CANYON MINE <br />Mine HiStorv and Production <br />The McClane Canyon Mine began production in ]977. The mine ceased <br />production later that year when a fault was encountered. The mine <br />remained idle until 1980. From 1977 thru 1982 the mine produced a <br />total of 184.365 tons of coal. In 1983 the mine was idled and <br />regained under division approved temporary cessation until <br />November- 1988. In December of 1988: 3.995 tons of coal were <br />mined. From January through September of 1989: 94,630 t.oris of <br />coal were produced. !t is expected that approximately 140.000 <br />tons of coal will be mined iri 1990. A mine workings rnap showing <br />important hydrologic features is included as Figure 1. <br />~ Page - l 2/19/90 <br />