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0 <br />February 13 2007 <br /> <br />Mr. Kent Gorham <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Golden Eagle Mine Permit No 81-013 <br />Dear Mr. Gorham: <br />Peak Project Management, LLC <br />34115 County Road 20.8 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />Telephone/Fax: (719) 846-4975 <br />Cell: (719) 859-0111 <br />e-mail: ronthompson@sensonles.org <br />i r. X007 <br />16 Mior, .,ation, <br />Mining aE,L ,?:afety <br />0 +sion of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Basin Resources requests approval to discontinue groundwater monitoring and reclaim the existing ground <br />water monitoring wells. Past hydrologic monitoring as demonstrated in the 2005 Annual Hydrology Report, <br />indicate that there has been no significant impacts from mining. These wells included alluvial wells PAW- <br />5, PAW-6 and CCAW-1, and Deep Wells NM-20, 21, and 22 and SF-2. Wells SF-1 and NM-23, not <br />currently monitored, will also be reclaimed. <br />Alluvial well CCAW-1 was destroyed by Coal Bed Methane pipeline installation. It is believed that the <br />casing was broken off near the surface and covered with dirt resulting from the pipeline excavation. An <br />attempt will be made, coordinated with the CBM developer, to locate the PVC well casing and abandon the <br />well. Due to the shallow completion (less than 35 feet) and the nature of the aquifer, the well is unlikely to <br />negatively impact the alluvial aquifer. <br />Another company has expressed an interest in acquiring the deep wells as potential monitoring wells for use <br />in permitting and developing another mining reserve. If this materializes, the Division will be notified, and <br />the bonding for the deep wells kept in force until ownership of the wells can be transferred to the new <br />permiee. <br />Due to winter weather and snow accumulation, these reclamation activities will be delayed. The Division <br />will be notified of the schedule regarding well site reclamation prior to start-up. Enclosed is the field data <br />from water monitoring activities completed this summer. A final water level measurement will be taken <br />prior to each well abandonment and provided to the Division with the final abandonment report. No <br />additional monitoring or reporting is planned. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ron Thompson