ENFORCE23594

• Permit No: M1980170
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 10/21/2002
• Doc Name: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists
• From: DMG
• To: Bachelor Silver Mines Co
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman 6[., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
October 21, 2002
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MI NING•SAFETY
Bil I Owens
Mr. Carl Dismant Governor
Bachelor Silver Mines Company Greg E. Walther
P.O. Box 965 Executive Director
Oura , CO 81427 Michael R. Long
y Division Director
RE: Bachelor Mine -Syracuse Portal, Permit No. M-1980-170, Reason to Believe a Violation Exists
Dear Mr. Dismant:
On February 11, 2002, The Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) mailed notice to you indicating that an
financial warranty increase in the amount of $5,056.00 is required to be submitted to DMG no later than April 12,
2002. A short extension to the submittal date was allowed in order fmalize a technical revision which was to be
imminently submitted. Recent submittals by you and your warrantor have not been accepted by DMG for various
specific reasons, though this office has attempted to communicate the reasons for the deficiencies. To date this
financial warranty increase has not been received by DMG. Therefore, the Bachelor Mine -Syracuse Portal is
currently underbonded.
We believe this is in violation of Section 34-32-117(4) of the Mined Land Reclamation Act 34-32-101 et. sea.•
C.R.S. 1973 as Amended and have reason to believe a violation exists to Permit No. M-1980-170 and the Law.
We have scheduled this matter before the Mined Land Reclamation Board.
A Formal Public Hearing will be held at the November 20, 2002 Board meeting for consideration of a possible
violation. The hearing will be held in the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Conference Room, 120
West 9`" Street, Leadville, Colorado beginning at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be considered.
At that hearing you will have the opportunity to be represented and heard. It will be reiterated that there is reason
to believe that you are in violation of the provisions noted above.
If the Board finds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a Cease and Desist Order, assess a Civil Penalty in the
amount of $50.00 to $200.00 for each day of violation, and/or order the permit be suspended, modified, or revoked.
If you have evidence indicating that the possible violations noted above do not exist or have been corrected, please
provide it tD us as soon as possible or bring it to the hearing.
The number of days of violation can be minimized by submitting the required financial warranty as soon as
possible, or by adequately completing enough reclamation at the site that the current financial warranty is adequate
to cover the remaining reclamation liability.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Oswald at our Durango Field Office, 701 Camino del Rio, Room
12>, Durango, Colorado 81301, phone no. [phone].
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Ronald W. Cottony
Division Director
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cc: Bob Oswald, Durango DMG