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Division Reclamation. Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver., Colorado B02 <br />United States Department of Interior <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclematien.and Enforcement <br />1999 Broadway St. Suite 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 -3050 <br />May 17, 2012 <br />Re: The mining operations In Nucia, C olorado <br />To, Whom.It May. Conczrn:.This.is.a formal camplalM_. One.tn.atrag andadeath in. the. family., we. have all. been. brou <br />back to Nucla. This is the place I lived all my life and grew up. The property in which I lived has now been mined and <br />reclaimed West of 27 Road. None of this looks the same. There is now a 30 foot Mountain that was never there. This is <br />very much an eye sore. It should'have been returned like it was. <br />I have been taking pictures of the current operation and gpinj over facts. This is not being. done correctly, The earth <br />should be returned like it was. Why is this black spoil being brought to the top? .It does net belong there. Why is there <br />really nice red dirt being pushed off into the bottom of the pit? i tank pictures of all of this. <br />The Regulations are extensive end'hundrods ofpages. The rules that f know are the soils are to be returnedlike they <br />were. However they were naturally. Put it back as good as it was. <br />Wlian has topsoil been allowed be removedin a one lift operation ?' This has been happening since Fwas here last #ime <br />All soils must he segregated and all mines must do farm ground in a two -lift operation. What Regulation allows far them , <br />ta.dmthi0 <br />Also, going over some of this documentation. prior permits have not been in full compliance, San Miguel Power Property <br />did not even have a Right of Entry, How does the State control apiece of property that never had'a Righ aEntry to even <br />be mined? This is all a formal complaint and I would like an answer to. <br />Also. how is an operator allowed'to remove prime farmlend'soiis from a farm and'give it to another FarmT <br />1-think that. there are-many.violations.here.and.I know whatall.of this. loakad like. w hen. 1.grew up.. I.wishedI hadgotten <br />involved Ian efo a now, but some of these things are on ground violations that are happening right now. <br />&�e P" <br />fir !! <br />/le�i�. /i/D r�kc✓'os 3 Gil /} ' // <br />�Ll$ <br />