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~ii i i ii i ii i ii iiii iii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLC~I~UU <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Departm..•^.V of N,uura Rewurccs <br />I J 15 Shc•rmen 51., Ruom ' 15 { <br /> <br />Deneer, Grlurado 80201 ~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />Phone IfU 41866~li67 I <br />FAA IlU f18{2'-N106 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br /> <br />Date : 1/ 2 4/ 9 7 Roy Romer <br />eovemnr <br /> lams 5. Lochhead <br /> E..ecmice Dueao. <br />To: Michael Boulay Mic hael B. LOng <br />Susan McCannon Divlslnn Dne~~or <br />Jim Pendleton <br />From: David Berry <br />Re: Telephone Log - West Elk Mine - C-80-007 <br />Today I spoke with Kathy Welt of Mountain Coal Company (MCC) at <br />approximately 11:20 a.m. Ms. welt conveyed the following <br />information: <br />- The mine staff discussed the possibility of using mine site pond <br />storage volume dedicated for storm runoff, for the purpose of <br />storing the mine inflow water. The mine staff have decided to leave <br />the design storm volume available for storm inflow. She indicated <br />that excess mine inflow water will be discharged to the North Fork <br />of the Gunnison River. <br />- MCC anticipates exceeding available storage volume, and will need <br />to discharge mine inflow water offsite within about 2 hours of this <br />phone call. Discharge will probably occur from Pond MB2R. <br />- MCC is working to free the Pond MB1 primary discharge structure <br />of ice. The outlet is currently frozen. <br />- MCC believes that the mine inflow has slowed to an approximate <br />rate of 3500 gallons per minute (gpm). <br />- MCC believes that at about 8:30 this morning, the mine pumps were <br />operating at about the same rate as the inflow, and that MCC is now <br />keeping even with the inflow. <br />- Kathy indicates that the water in the mine is at a location where <br />the Box Canyon and B East Mains intersect. She indicates that the <br />water is a few feet from spilling into the NE Tailgate. She states <br />that they have lost the Box canyon Mains, and the 1SE Headgate. <br />