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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br />May 19, 2008 Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Cathy and Larry Guars <br /> <br />20861 Highway 12 Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Weston CO 81091 <br />RE: Lorencito Canyon Mine, #C-96-084 <br />Dear Mr. and Mrs. Guara: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety received your letter regarding the Lorencito <br />Canyon Mine on May 15, 2008. While your letter did not reference any specific permitting <br />action by Lorencito Coal Company, this site is currently going through the process of permit <br />renewal. At this time, the mine is approved as a reclamation only permit with no further coal <br />mining contemplated or approved. However, the mine must have a valid permit to conduct <br />reclamation until all reclamation bond is released, no sooner than ten years after the last <br />reseeding at the site. This is the reason we are going through the permit renewal process. <br />While the potential for future coal mining may exist, at this time, no applications for a coal <br />mining permit on the Hill Ranch property have been received as of the writing of this letter. <br />Your letter did not provide any possible cause as to the cracking of your house. While <br />blasting operations certainly have the potential to cause damage to structures, Lorencito Coal <br />Company has not conducted blasting operations any time within the last six years. <br />Furthermore, all blast monitoring and observations indicated that blasting was conducted in <br />accordance with the applicable laws and with allowable limits regarding ground motion. It is <br />not possible for the Division to investigate any blast damage claim or any other damage claim <br />more than six years after the fact. <br />If you have any further questions or comments, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />r <br />Ke t Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist 11 <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines