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s <br /> S <br /> DIID-CONTINENT RESOURCES.INC. <br /> 201 Centennial St.,Suite 406 <br /> Glenwood Springs. Colorado 81601 <br /> (303)945-4958 <br /> November 20, 1986 .- <br /> A <br /> ;�iiNii: '_t'• 0 <br /> Ms. Candace Thompson ZC:��'�1 rh +it;CJ <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Division <br /> 423 Centennial Building <br /> 1313 Sherman Street <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Dear Candace: <br /> In line with our discussions on the so-called <br /> glory hole coal storage bins, this letter is Mid-Continent' s <br /> position on their present and anticipated future status . <br /> The glory hole storage concept was a part of the <br /> overall Coal Basin mining modernization program. Other <br /> major parts of that program were the construction of the <br /> rock tunnels and the overland conveyor system. During <br /> the 1984 period, engineered designs for the overland con- <br /> veyor system and the glory hole coal storage bins were <br /> submitted to MLRD as technical revisions to the Coal Basin <br /> mining permit and approved. The construction of the <br /> overland conveyor system is almost completed, but the con- <br /> struction of the glory hole storage bins has been suspended <br /> indefinitely. The reason for this is that Mid-Continent' s <br /> projections of mining large volumes of coal for which the <br /> storage bins would be required have not materialized due <br /> to the depressed market for coking coal . The glory hole <br /> storage bins are not needed, nor can their construction <br /> costs be justified, until coal sales increase substantially. <br /> Accordingly, Mid-Continent requests that the <br /> plans submitted for construction of the glory hole coal <br /> storage bins be withdrawn from the permit application, and <br /> that the company not be required to bond for their demolition <br /> and other reclamation requirements with the exception of the <br /> site preparation which has consisted of grading out the <br /> ridge top pad area. <br />