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TRAPPER MINING INC. <br /> P.O.Box 187 Craig,Colorado 81626 (970)824-4401 <br /> September 13, 2016 <br /> Ms.Tabetha Lynch RECEIVE® <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist <br /> Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology SEP 1 ; LU 16 <br /> 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> MINING AND SAFETY <br /> Dear Ms. Lynch: <br /> Mol1~tar We1wiLW9 <br /> Please find enclosed duplicate copies of permit revision MR-223. The intent of this minor <br /> revision is to add Monitor Well 95-LW9 to Trapper's monitoring network and to include a bond <br /> liability update for its inclusion. <br /> As you will recall,this monitor well was discovered during the inspection of lands included in the <br /> SL-17 bond release process. At that time Trapper personnel did not know the history of the well. <br /> Through research we discovered that the well was drilled in 1995 as part of a deep coal seam <br /> exploration drilling program approved with Technical Revision TR-68. A TR-68 letter from <br /> Forrest Luke to Joe Dudash, with accompanying drill hole summary information, is attached for <br /> informational purposes only. <br /> Well 95-LW9 was the only well from that drilling program not reclaimed and abandoned. Rather, <br /> this 1,413 foot deep bore hole was sealed from the 695-1413 foot interval and developed as a <br /> groundwater monitoring well in the Twentymile Sandstone formation from 0 to 695 feet. It was <br /> developed with a 2.5 inch PVC casing. <br /> This revision includes a revised M-52 map that shows the location of the subject monitor well and <br /> an attached table that gives our bond estimate to reclaim the well in the future. The attached <br /> Appendix A table would add a small amount to our overall bond liability estimate. It would <br /> appear that the increased bond liability from the abandonment of 95-LW9 would very slightly <br /> exceed the currently approved bond held by Trapper. However,with the anticipated imminent <br /> approval of SL-17 there would be ample bond to cover this permitting action. <br /> This monitoring well would not currently be part of Trapper's routine monitoring program. It is <br /> anticipated, however,that the well could potentially be part of a future monitoring program. <br />