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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 />MEMO <br />Date: November 23, 2010 <br />To: DRMS Coal Staff <br />From: Tom Kaldenbach 114, <br />Re: Reclamation Award Nomination Package for West Elk Mine <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON Of <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />The West Elk Mine has submitted the attached nomination package for an award for its <br />reclamation of a pre-law coal mine site. The reclamation was done as part of the excavation for a <br />new pond at the West Elk Mine. <br />The project involved excavating approximately 140 cubic yards of trash and debris from the site <br />and hauling it to a landfill. They also excavated about 4,000 cubic yards of coal and coal refuse <br />and placed it in West Elk's coal refuse pile. <br />The reclamation reduces the potential for contamination of alluvial ground water at the pre-law <br />site. The operator's reclamation of the pre-law site went well beyond the normal effort necessary <br />when constructing a pond. The work is commendable and warrants special recognition. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines