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Mid-Continent Resources, inc. <br /> PRODUCERS OF THE FAMOUS COAL BASIN COKING COAL <br /> hIID-CONTINENT RESOURCES,INC. 201 Centennial Street <br /> 625 PLAINFIELD ROAD-SUITE 220 Suite 406 Telephone: <br /> WILLOWBROOK,ILLINOIS 60521 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 (303)945-4958 <br /> June 14, 1989 <br /> James C. Stevens <br /> Senior Reclamation Specialist <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Division a <br /> 215 Centennial Bldg. <br /> 1313 Sherman St. <br /> Denver, CO 80203-2273 <br /> Dear Mr. Stevens: <br /> RE: NOV C-89-013 <br /> I wish to submit an explanation as to the circumstances which led to the coal spillage <br /> beneath the overland conveyor belt. <br /> Due to the problem we experienced last winter at the tunnel ponds, Mid-Continent has <br /> made a concerted effort to reduce the turbidity of the water coming out from the mine <br /> through the tunnel. <br /> In one area of the tunnel we had determined that it would be feasible to pump turbid <br /> water from the floor onto the outgoing conveyor belt, along with the coal. The coal on <br /> the belt is sprayed repeatedly with water for dust suppression purposes, and we <br /> reasoned that some additional turbid water would be easily handled. It seemed a good <br /> way to reduce the sediment load to the tunnel ponds. <br /> Unfortunately, the addition of more water caused the coal to spill from the belt as it <br /> travelled overland. This occurence is unprecedented in the time since the tunnel <br /> system became operational. <br /> We have stopped pumping turbid water onto the belt, and will not do so again. <br /> Yours truly, <br /> Diane Delaney <br /> Mid-Continent Res. <br />