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Division Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203. <br />United States Department of Interior <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement. <br />MB Broadway St. Suite 3320 <br />Denver. Colorado B0202 -3D511 <br />May IT, 7012 <br />Re: The mining Operations in Nude, Colorado <br />To Wham It May Concern: Thisis a formal complaint.. Due_to a tragedy anda_death in thafemily..we have all been brought <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 />l have been taking pictures of the current operation and going_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 not belong there. Why is there <br />really nice red dirt being pushed off into the bottom of the pit? I took pictures of all of this. <br />The Regulations are extensive and hundreds of pages. The rules that I know are the soils are to he returned like they <br />were. However they were naturally. Put it back as goad as it was. <br />When has topsoil been allowed to be removed in a one lift operation' This has been happening since [was here last time. <br />All soils must be segregated and all mines must do farm ground in a two -lift operation. What Regulation allows for them <br />to do this? <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 a piece of property that never had a Right of Entry 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 farmland soils from a farm and give it to another farm? <br />I think that.there.are many vinlations_here.and I know whatall of this looked like_when l.grew. up. I wished I had gotten <br />involved Ion efo e now, but some of these things are on ground violations that are happening right now. <br />9CJ ! <br />Pc r <br />iL �at`tit o$s �n <br />4h,7,T 74p4-1 <br />1°11.... 3 J2( <br />