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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 /> <br />COLORADO <br />D I V IS I ON Of <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br /> RECEIVED Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br /> APR 1 4 2008 Harris D. Sherman <br />ti <br />Di <br />t <br />E <br />April 9, 2008 ve <br />rec <br />or <br />xecu <br /> Division of Reclamation, Ronald W. Cattany <br />Henry M. Carter,,,- Mining and Safety Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Nuvemco, LLC. <br />10771 3200 Road <br />Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419 <br /> <br />Re: Monogram Mine, Permit # M-1978-222, Acreage Reduction, AR-01, Approval. <br />Dear Mr. Carter: <br />The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety has reviewed the release request for the above referenced site. As noted <br />in previous correspondence and a number of on site visits, this permit was very complicated. These complications are <br />due in part to a number of past operators, historical mine features incorporated into the permit, several releases and the <br />past practice of allowing no contiguous sites to be under one permit. Staff has reviewed the original paper file from the <br />submission of the permit to the current owner Nuvemco. <br />Nuvemco will find attached to this letter pertinent documentation in regard to the release of historical and permitted <br />areas. The documentation notes the release of any sites on BLM and a number of sites by DRMS. The only site <br />technically still active under the permit is the Great Hesper site. <br />Staff and Nuvemco visited several areas on April I't that may or may not have been permit area. Most areas were <br />reclaimed many years ago or never touched and remain in historical condition. Nuvemco for their part did go back into a <br />few areas of concern and backfilled two portals even though responsibility under the permit was in question. <br />Based on the review of the file, sites inspected and additional work done staff is please to inform Nuvemco the all <br />affected areas under M-1978-222 except 0.5 acres of the Great Hesper site are released. With this release of acreage, <br />Nuvemco may proceed with the proposed amendment to the permit as discussed in previous meeting and correspondence. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Grand <br />Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd St., Suite 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, telephone no. 970.241.1117. <br />Sincerely, <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist II <br />SCANNED <br />Enclosure: Supportive Permit Documentation for released areas. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines