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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 Memorandum To: Dave Berry From: Janet Binns (~~( Date: 2/07/01 Re: Sunland Mining Corp, Apex No. 2 Mine, C-81-011, NOV CV-2001-001 File: C:/jhb/C81011/NOV CV2001001 CC: Dan Hernandez Please review the attached NOV for the Sunland Mining Corp. Apex No. 2 Mine for penalty assessment. The NOV was issued on January 26, 2001 for failure to maintain public records. The mine is a small underground reclaimed mine in Routt County. There aze no facilities remaining at the site and no mine personnel in the area. The operator is located in West Virginia but the site and records aze maintained by a consultant in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The Division noted in inspections dated February 24, 2000, May 10, 2000, July 17, 2000, and October 19, 2000 that insurance document needed to be updated in the courthouse records and current DMG inspection reports were not on file at the Routt County Courthouse. On January 22, 2001, the Division conducted a complete inspection of the Apex No. 2 Mine, which included an inspection of the public records stored at the courthouse. No evidence was found to verify that the missing records had been sent to the courthouse. NOV CV-2001-001 was issued as a result, for failure to maintain mine records. The consultant was notified but he was not available. Upon the consultant's return, he indicated that he had mailed the missing inspection reports to the Routt County Courthouse on October 31, 2000, and mailed DMR's and sediment pond inspection reports to the Routt County Courthouse on December 13, 2000. He did not have copies of cover letters or verification of receipt from the County Clerk and Recorder but he has submitted a photocopy of his billable hour logbook as evidence. The consultant never received a copy of the current insurance document from the insurance company so was unable to forwazd that information to the public files. The Division faxed a copy of the current insurance form to the consultant on January 29, 2001. The consultant was out of state and did not return until late night January 30, 2001. The consultant sent the missing information to Routt County Clerk and Recorder on January 3I, 2001. The consultant received an e-mail verification from the Routt County Deputy Clerk on February 1, 2001 that the information was received and had been placed in the proper file. The consultant faxed evidence of these submittals and an explanation letter on February 6, 2001. Should you have any additional question or need to review the Apex files, please feel free to ask me for assistance.