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ProductionR'halted for " - . <br /> at West Slo pe coal mines 2( <br /> By Staff and Wire Reports <br /> hand. This will deprive us of coal <br /> Production at two Western Slope production for a day," Delaney <br /> coal mines was suspended for a said, estimating 3,000 to 4,000 tons <br /> day by the state as part of a settle- of coal production would be lost. <br /> ment of allegations that Mid-Conti- Delaney said the company al- <br /> nent Resources continually violat- ready had paid about $33,000 in <br /> ed environmental laws in 1984. fines for 27 individual citations is- <br /> The suspension, ordered by the sued during the period. <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board, State inspectors cited the mine <br /> began at midnight Tuesday and with dozens of environmental-law <br /> ends at midnight tonight at the un- violations on management of top- <br /> derground coal mines operated by soil, storage of coal waste and wa- <br /> Mid-Continent high in the moun- ter pollution control. They said the <br /> tains near Redstone. violations occurred between Sep- <br /> Mid-Continent senior counsel tember 1983 and August 1984. <br /> Robert Delaney said the order The company claims the prob- <br /> would idle more than 400 miners. lems were unavoidable because of <br /> However, he estimated 300 other adverse geographical conditions at <br /> non-production employees would the site and extraordinary weather <br /> report for work. problems, including record rains <br /> "It certainly isn't a slap on the and snow runoff. <br />