ENFORCE36288

• Permit No: C1981014
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 7/16/1993
• Doc Name: ISSUES TO CONSIDER Memo to Assessment Officer
• From: DMG
• To: FILE
• Violation No.: CV1993101
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAJ(: (3031 832-8106
July 16, 1993
Attn: Assessment Officer
TO: File
FM: Shawn E. Smi~~~~J~
Re: NOV C-93-101.////R''~~ecommendation: Issues to Consider
Southfield Mine C-81-014
Dear Assessment Officer:
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Roy Komer
Governor
Michael B. Lung
Division Director
NOV No. C-93-101 was issued to the Southfield Mine following a
partial site inspection on June 28, 1993 for "failure to display
mine/permit ID signs at each entrance to the permit area from a
public road, failure to clearly mark all areas affected by surface
operations and failure to maintain topsoil marker."
Seriousness: The mine ID sign was improperly placed down the road
and moved by June 30, 1993 to the proper location. The extent of
damage was therefore minimal and the duration between citation and
abatement less than 48 hours.
The perimeter markers were absent from the northwestern corner of
the disturbed area to the south, encompassing 1800 feet of the
western permit boundary. The remaining missing markers were in
between marked perimeters and averaged between 200-400 feet in
missing distance marked. The amount of impact was the same as
extent of violation.
The topsoil marker had fallen down from its post on the topsoil
pile furthest north on the western side of the refuse pile.
The seriousness of the violation is low to moderate.
Fault: Lack of diligence and maintenance by the operator
regarding the perimeter markers is asserted, while the mine ID sign
may be a lack of diligence on both the operator and the Division
since this was the first time the signage error was recognized.
The Division, once recognizing the error, immediately noticed the
violation during the inspection. The topsoil sign is a maintenance
issue and due to a lack of diligence by the operator.
Good Faith: There has been no extraordinary effort to abate this
violation by the operator, however, the mine ID was corrected
immediately and steps to abate the perimeter marker and topsoil
sign have taken place (see letter enclosed from EFCI dated July 15,