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r -- -- -- avur[s threw it out," he said <br /> Onemdaysus ensi suspension <br /> ordered for mine firm <br /> By DON KNOX ny had been cited for not contain- <br /> Rocky mine waste water and failing <br /> i i Rocky Mountain News Stall Writer to protect fish, wildlife and the <br /> quality of water in Coal and Dutch <br /> Mid-Continent Resources Inc., creeks. 1 <br /> charged with violating environ- <br /> mental laws at its complex of Pit- Delaney said Mid-Continent re- <br /> kin County coal mines, was or- spected environmental laws and <br /> dered to suspend mining stressed that, according to state <br /> operations for one day—Wednes- and county officials, the problems <br /> day — as part of an agreement no longer exist. <br /> with the state. Delaney told the board that the <br /> "Certainly it would appear Mid- company has invested more than <br /> Continent is wearing a black hat," $1 million in improvements, in- <br /> company vice president Robert eluding the construction of several <br /> Delaney said. sediment ponds to control the tur- <br /> The shutdown will idle about bidity of water discharged into the <br /> 400 employees, more than half of streams. <br /> the company's work force. The board could have revoked <br /> The punishment,approved Tues- Mid-Continent's mining license <br /> day by the state Mined Land Rec- Tuesday for the "pattern of viola- <br /> lamation Board, was in addition to tions" that the state division of <br /> nearly $33,000 in fines the compa- Mined Land Reclamation said <br /> ny was ordered to pay for 27 viola- once existed at the site. But it <br /> tions between September 1983 and agreed to the one-day suspension, <br /> August 1984. a punishment negotiated by the <br /> Among other things; the compa- company and the division. <br />