2009-04-16_REPORT - C1981044 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981044
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 4/16/2009
• Doc Name: 2008 Annual Reclamation Report
• From: BTU Empire Corporation
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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29515 Routt County Road #27
Oak Creek, CO 80467
970.879.3800
April 14, 2009
Mr. James Stark RECE
Environmental Protection Specialist APR 16 2009
Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety
1313 Sherman Street - Room 215 Dsior? °` "'
Mining and SaMy
Denver, Colorado 80203
[phone] X8145
RE: BTU Empire Corp. - Eagle 5 & 9 Mines (Permit C-81-044), 2008 Annual Reclamation Report
(ARR)
Dear Mr. Stark:
Enclosed are duplicate copies of the 2008 Annual Reclamation Report. The Mine remains in Temporary
Cessation, and the only new disturbance or reclamation completed during 2008 was development of the
permitted (TR07-34) solid waste disposal site, demolition of selected facilities and reclamation of the
associated disturbance areas, disposal of the demolition wastes, and reclamation of a portion of the solid
waste disposal area. Site maintenance and monitoring activities continued, as in previous years, under the
Temporary Cessation status.
BTU Empire Corporation (BTUEC) developed the eastern portion of the permitted solid waste disposal
facility, within the previously disturbed No. 9 Portal area. Development involved maintenance of the
existing light-use road, minor maintenance of existing drainage structures, and excavation of a portion of
the permitted disposal area, with placement of the excavated material adjacent to the excavation to serve
as cover and final fill. BTUEC contracted an asbestos survey of all facilities identified for potential
demolition as part of the pemaitting effort for facilities demolition. The survey identified minor
occurrences of Asbestos Containing Building Materials (ACBM) in the No. 9 Warehouse, Oakey Plaza,
Laboratory Trailer, and Bathhouse. BTUEC subsequently contracted with a licensed asbestos removal
firm for removal and proper disposal of all ACBM's. Following ACBM removal, BTUEC completed
demolition of the following facilities:
? No. 9 Warehouse
? Oakey Plaza (Reclamation Storage Building)
? Brazell-Simms Building (Partially collapsed by windstorm about two years prior to final
demolition)
? Laboratory Trailer
? Storage Shed (Lab Sample Storage Building)
? Bathhouse
? Miscellaneous Buildings (Compressor House,
Warehouse Fencing, Brazell-Simms Well-House
Shop)
Oakey Plaza Well-House, Guard-Shack and
, Shed near Wise Hill Portal, Old Carpenter