_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 ‎(234)‎

• Permit No: C1981017
• IBM Index Class Name: GENERAL DOCUMENTS
• Doc Name: Bid Documents ‎(IMP)‎ 1997 Correspondence
• Permit Index Doc Type: General Correspondence
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STATE, OF COLOMDO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources Ai
1313 Sherman St.,Room 215
Denver,Colorado 80203
Phone:[phone]
FAX:[phone]
DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
March 10, 1997 RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Mr. Wayne Lupton Governor
Colorado Department of Transportation lames S.Lochhead
P.O. Box 949 Executive Director
Gypsum, Colorado Michael B Long
81637 Division Director
RE: Coal Basin Mine
Dear Mr. Lupton:
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Division of Minerals
and Geology is coordinating the reclamation of the Coal Basin Mine
located west of Redstone, Colorado. The Coal Basin Mine is a
previously permitted mine. However, the operator of the mine, Mid-
Continent Resources, declared bankruptcy. Subsequently, the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board revoked the operating permit.
Therefore, the Division of Minerals and Geology is contracting the
reclamation and a portion of the mine maintenance to private
contractors.
The Coal Basin mine is accessed via an asphalt paved road
approximately four miles long and thirty five feet wide. The road
begins just west of Redstone off of Colorado Highway 133. The
first mile of the road has been sporadically plowed this winter,
while the remaining three miles have not been plowed since mid-
December, 1995.
Coal Basin is subject to heavy annual snowfall . The Division is
concerned a quick or unusually heavy runoff could present a threat _
to the sediment control systems or to the roads at the mine site.
The Division intends to let a contract in order to have equipment
available to maintain the roads and culverted stream crossings, as
well as other structures at the site during runoff.
The last two years, the Department of Transportation plowed open
the four mile access road in mid-April. The Division of Minerals
and Geology is again requesting the assistance of Transportation.
We are requesting that CDOT provide the appropriate personnel and
equipment to clear the road of snow this spring so that Division
employees and State contractors may reach the site in case an
emergency arises. We anticipate that the road will need to be
plowed in mid-April. Some variation in this time frame may occur
due to climatic conditions.