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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />August 28, 2013 <br />Karl Mendonca <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />Colorado River Valley Field Office <br />2300 River Frontage Road <br />Silt, CO 81652 <br />Re: Coal Basin Mines (Permit No. C- 1981 -017) <br />Termination of Jurisdiction <br />Dear Mr. Mendonca: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta Pineda <br />Director <br />This letter, as required by Rule 3.03.2 of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (Division) has begun the process of terminating its jurisdiction over the Coal Basin Mines. <br />The Coal Basin Mine is a revoked, underground coal mine located approximately four miles west of <br />Redstone, Colorado in Pitkin and Gunnison Counties. The former operator of the mine, Mid Continent <br />Resources, declared bankruptcy in 1992. Subsequently, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />revoked the permit and forfeited the reclamation bond in 1994. As a result of these actions, the Division <br />assumed the task of completing mine reclamation. Reclamation construction began in 1995, as provided <br />for in Colorado Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and was substantially completed by the end <br />of 2001 with some maintenance work continuing through 2006. <br />You are formally being notified of the Division's termination of jurisdiction process because of the <br />numerous BLM coal leases and land patents held by Mid Continent Resources between 1958 and 1987. <br />You have the right to file written objections or comments within 30 days of this letter. After the comment <br />period, the Division will publish and notify you of its decision by a second letter. <br />If you have any questions about the Coal Basin Mine or the termination of jurisdiction process, please <br />contact me at (303) 866 -3567 ext 8142 or brock.bowles @state.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />f <br />Brock Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Christine Belka - OSM <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />