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STATE, OF COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br /> Department of Natural Resources PFW,7T, <br /> 1313 Sherman St,Room 215 <br /> Denver,Colorado 80203 <br /> Phone:(303)866-3567 <br /> FAX:(303)832-8106 <br /> DEPARTMENT Of <br /> NATURAL <br /> RESOURCE <br /> NEWS RELEASE Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> For Immediate Release For more Information: James Lochhead <br /> 10/6/94 Steve Renner (303) 241-0336 Executive Director <br /> Michael B Long <br /> Division Director <br /> STATE DELAYS RECLAMATION AT COAL BASIN MINE <br /> The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology has postponed <br /> reclamation activities at the Coal Basin Mine in Pitkin County this <br /> year. The state is canceling the Coal Basin/Suety Waste Pile <br /> Project because all the bids exceeded the amount budgeted for this <br /> work. This was caused by a combination of factors including <br /> lateness of the money received through the bankruptcy proceedings <br /> for reclamation and the short time remaining in this construction <br /> season. <br /> "Costs were higher because this work was independent of the <br /> larger coordinated reclamation effort for the Coal Basin mine, " <br /> said Steve Renner, project manager. "The amount of reclamation <br /> required makes it necessary to get the most competitive prices <br /> possible, " he added. <br /> Delaying this work does not cause any environmental or safety <br /> problems. Maintenance work necessary before reclamation activities <br /> can take place next summer will be conducted this fall. A full <br /> reclamation plan will be developed this winter for bidding in the <br /> Spring of 1995. <br /> MORE <br />