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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY pF"CO Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 ,*n 0 Denver,CO 80203 `~�; Phone:(303)866-3567 FAX.(303)832-8106 Roy Romer Governor November 16, 1992 Michael B.Long Division Director Mr. Michael Mecheau Route #1, 3642 Front Street Palisade, CO 81526 RE: Mid-Continent Resources Dear Mr. Mecheau: I would like to take this opportunity to summarize our phone conversation of earlier this morning. The Division approved a revision to the Mid-Continent permit early last summer. Subsequent to that approval, the Board revoked the permit. You had then requested that the Mined Land Reclamation Board reconsider the Division's decision, citing several concerns which you felt needed resolution. The Division and Mid-Continent will soon initiate negotiations regarding revisions to the reclamation plan and schedule. The concerns which you cited which are pertinent to reclamation of the Coal Basin Mine will be open for consideration during negotiations. Assuming that the negotiations are successfully concluded, the Division will propose a decision. At that time, should you decide that your concerns have not been resolved, you could request that the Board hear your case and alter the Division's decision. It is my feeling that this process is more appropriate for resolving these issues, rather than appealing the previous revision approval, particularly in light of the permit revocation. I would anticipate that Mid-Continent would submit a revised reclamation plan within the next two weeks. This submittal would initate the negotiations. The plan should be finalized by the first of the year. I hope that this correspondence accurately summarizes our conversation. Please contact me should you have questions or comments. Sincerely, Steven G. Renner Coal Program Supervisor SGR/scg CC: Dan Hernandez, DMG Tony Waldron, DMG Frank Johnson, AGO M:\OSS\SCG\MECHEAU.LTR