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~' ~ , STATE OF C ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINED LAND RECLAMATION DtVt510N Department W Naaeal Resources 1373 Sherman SL, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 303 866-3567 FAX: 303 832.8106 DATE: January 9, 1990 T0: Mike Savage ~~ t FROM: Tony Waldron ~ " V RE: Current Status of Lead Mines // OF'~ -%~ ~1 ~I . ~~1. w re76 ~ Fit Honrr, Goenv Free A. Barns, Uvugn Drtagnr This memo is to inform you of the current status of rt~y lead mines with respect to permitting, violations, problems, upcoming actions, etc. Colowyo - C-81-019' The mine has recently had some enforcement problems dating back to early October of 1989. The Division received a TDN with six separate issues after a September oversite inspection. We issued 2 NOV"s C-89-025 and C-89-026 which have went through the assessment and hearing process. A total penalty of 5750 has been paid. A written response was issued to the OSM concerning the other four TDN issues. Two were accepted and two rejected. The rejections were appealed and sent back to OSM. The TDN's were upheld and it was requested that the AFO re-inspect the site and determine if a violation still existed. The OSM inspector claimed the violation did exist and the Division issued NOY C-89-D37 for failure to maintain the 100-year diversion on Streeter fill. Additional action is pending. The mine is due for mid-term review by May 5, 1990. The main permitting action this past year was a Technical Revision adding - - Section it to the permit area. This was approved and consequently mining has proceeded into this area. Other actions included a MR to relocate monitoring wells, a MR for exploration drilling, MR for S4E, MR (still pending) to show Taylor Pump Pond as a facility and an MR to do work on the Streeter diversion. Empire Eagle No. 5 and 9 - C-87-044 The mine has not received any violations since I became lead specialist in -April. There has been sane ongoing debate about maintenance items and the operator seems to be responding in the appropriate manner recently, There were three TR's approved this year. TR-13 was the addition of a multiple services building. TR-14 was the 100-year ditch design for the coal waste pile and TR-15 revised reclamation monitoring. TR-10 is a revision which was submitted in 1988 and finally approved this year with several stipulations. It involves permitting a haul road across Trapper Mine's permit area. This will not received final approval until a considerable amount of additional information is submitted in response to the stipulation, The operator is planning on submitting a revision to revise portions of the surface water control system sometime soon (TR-16 ). We are also currently undergoing bond release on the Craig Town Loadout.