Laserfiche WebLink
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 />May 23, 2011 <br />Mr. Kenneth Walker <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Ste 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado 80201-6667 <br />RE: Edna Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1980-001 <br />Bond Release Application No. (SL-11) <br />Dear Mr. Walker: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and safety will be conducting a follow up bond release <br />inspection at the Edna Strip Mine scheduled for Tuesday June 21, 2011 at 9:00 am. The <br />Division had previously tried to conduct this follow-up Bond Release Inspection in September <br />2010. If you wish to attend this inspection, please contact me for specific details. <br />Previous bond release inspections were conducted on July 20, 2009, and August 24, 2009. <br />During previous bond release inspections, concerns regarding the presence of noxious weeds <br />were expressed. The operator conducted weed control measures in 2009 and 2010, and <br />conducted vegetation sampling in 2010 to demonstrate the effectiveness of the weed control <br />measures. <br />If you have any questions or are in need of additional information, please feel free to contact me <br />at (303) 866-3567 ext. 8107. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Janet H. Binns <br />Environment Protection Specialist II <br />Office of <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand )unction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines