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To: jbm@imp <br /> From: RennerS@COAL@DNRML <br /> Cc. <br /> Subject: <br /> Attachment: <br /> Date: 11/19/98 3 :04 PM <br /> jim - <br /> went by hawks nest yesterday, and have come up with the following plan: <br /> i think that 50 to 75% of the area exhibits poor vegetative cover, and lots <br /> of weeds. lack of any significant soil cover and / or a lack of organics in <br /> the spoil material is probably the cause. oversteepened slopes in 1 or 2 <br /> spots doesn't help either. <br /> i am thinking that in the early spring when things are getting green, i will <br /> map the specific areas which i want to re-reclaim (although i have a fairly <br /> good idea now, i want to have a pretty iron clad bid on this) . Once things <br /> are growing well, i will spray 2-4 D or paraquat on the areas to be re- <br /> topsoiled. . we will do a minor amount of grading, topsoil and reveg. a small <br /> amount of drainage control is also necessary. A backfilled entry is starting <br /> to crown out too, so additional work, though minor, is required at that <br /> location. soil application will be the major cost here. <br /> an old backfill (of ours?) at the Oliver mine has re-opened. this is <br /> immediately west of the red log house in the middle of the hawks nest mine <br /> site, but it may be an aml closure. any way, it is open behind the backfill <br /> and timbers are visible. easy ingress, and a bitch to get out of. mine <br /> 'atmosphere venting slightly. <br /> i started making contacts with cdot today. Paonia cdot said they would be <br /> happy to help, but we need to get blessings from the transportaion gods in <br /> junction. <br /> initial conversations indicate that they may be willing to load and transport <br /> fallen material this winter to the site. they probably won't haul material <br /> already stockpiled, but they may be willing to load our contractors trucks. <br /> will pursue this further in the comming weeks, and develop an agreement. <br /> at sunlight, i need to estimate the volume of dirt behind the cribbing and <br /> come up with a plan. maybe push the dirt down and transport it to the base <br /> of the highway (down hill of the road) . the block wall closure is in tact, <br /> but the mine has re-opened about 15 feet north of the blockwall. rib and <br /> roof timbers are visible. drainage from upslope combined with a minimal <br /> amount of roof cover probably responsible. could use the material behind the <br /> cribbing to fill in the stope-like cut above the entry and solve both <br /> problems at the same time. will sit on this till spring, i think. <br /> let me know what you think <br /> steve <br /> i <br />