2000-05-24_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981037 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981037
• IBM Index Class Name: GENERAL DOCUMENTS
• Doc Date: 5/24/2000
• Doc Name: PKA-0-457
• Permit Index Doc Type: Reclamation Projects
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF C0L0K/Q,0
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY of coo
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
18'76"
Denver,CO 80203
Phone:[phone] Roy Romer
FAX:[phone] Governor
Michael S.Long
Division Director
To: Jim Stevens, Minerals Program '
From: Bruce Stover, Inactive Mine Reclamation Program. K.Cj�
Date: November 8, 1993
Re: M-93-065, Orphan Pit/Corley Complaint Inspection Report
Dave Bucknam asked me to review the Inspection report you prepared on your visit to Dr
Corley's property in relation to his complaint. After review of the report it is apparent to
me that Dr. Corley has omitted several key circumstances from his version of the issue, and
has portrayed a decidedly. different slant to the events,than what actually happened.
Attached to this memo is a chronological account of the Pioneer Canon Project to give you
the background of the working relationship I had developed with Dr. Corley during the
drilling work. I prepared this chronology for my supervisors immediately upon learning that
Dr. Corley intended to create a problem. Since this memo was written, additional issues
have come up.
Dr. Corley indicated to you that he had no prior knowledge of nor authorized the removal
of the backfill material nor its use for reclamation purposes on his property. This is not
entirely true._ Although we later discovered a discrepancy in the Consent Narrative returned
by Dr. Corley with his consent form which did not specifically mention the to c olnng w ral k
in writing, Dr. Corley was verbally informed of the work
we inten
occasions prior to the commencement of the
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tin factagreement
consent t he entered
to the work
into with the Contractor on the afternoon July 23, he
verbally, and later backed up this consent in writing by cashing the check for the payment
he required for the fill materials.
On the afternoon of July 15, during my normal weekly phone report to Dr. Corley, I.
discussed the remaining work to be done the following week, including reclamation of the
drill sites and roads, as well as the backfilling of all the subsidence holes and cracks we had
located or knew of. He did not indicate any problems or concerns with this work plan
during our conversation.
On Tuesday, July 20, 1 left a phone message with Dr. Corley stating we were in the final
reclamation stages and would be selecting a backfill source. I stated that we would not be
would we disturb any previously reclaimed areas. I left my
using any topsoil stockpiles, nor all me. He did not return my call nor did he
field telephone number and asked that he c