ENFORCE37962

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 11/29/1993
• Doc Name: RESONSE TO FEDERAL TEN-DAY NOTICE X-93-020-190-06 TV2 BASIN RESOURCES INC NEW ELK MINE PN C-81-012
• From: DMG
• To: OSM
• Violation No.: TD1993020190006TV2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman 51.. Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
November 29, 1993
Mr. Robert Hagan
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Hnforcement
505 Marquette, Suite 1200
Albuquerque, NM 87102
RH: Response to Pederal Ten-Day Notice Number X-93-020-190-06 TV2;
Basin Resources, Inc., New Hlk Mine, Colorado Permit No. C-B1-012
Dear Mr. Hagan:
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Roy ROmer
Governor
Michael B. long
Division Director
On November 19, 1993, the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology received
TDN No. X-93-020-190-06 TV2. On November 22, 1993, we responded to Part 2 of the
TDN. With this letter, we would like to respond to Part 1 of the TDN concerning
Colorado Notice of Violation No. C-93-042, and update our response to Part 2 of the
TDN concerning Colorado Notice of Violation No. C-93-044.
Notice of Violation C-93-042 was issued on April 9, 1993 for failure to follow the
approved hydrologic monitoring plan. Basin Resources responded to the NOV by
stating that, at the time of the inspection, company personnel familiar with the
location of the hydrology records were not present. As a result, records that were
at the mine site were not found.
The Division granted the company's request to submit to the Division the data cited
in the NOV. An extension to December 10, 1993 was granted for submittal of this
data (enclosed). On November 22, 23 and 25, 1993 Basin Resources submitted most of
the hydrologic data. Because the remaining data was either lost or never recorded,
the Division modified NOV C-93-042, on November 26, 1993, to include only that data
that ie unrecoverable.
In addition, Basin Resources has corrected problems with their contract water
analyses laboratory in order to ensure that all required parameters are analyzed.
Therefore, the Division believes that Basin Resources has made the necessary
modifications to their hydrologic monitoring program ae required to abate
NOV C-93-042. On November 26, 1993 the Division terminated NOV C-93-042, thereby
addressing the concerns of Part 1 of TDN X-93-020-190-06 TV2.
The Division also believes that Part 2 of TDN X-93-020-190-06 TV2 is in the process
of being satisfied. The operator will, very shortly, be finished with seeding,
mulching and netting the appropriate road embankments, well within the fall 1993
seeding season, as outlined in NOV C-93-044. The Division will conduct an
inspection by Wednesday, December 1, 1993 to check for compliance with the required
abatement.
The Division believes that these actions address the concerns of TDN X-93-020-190-06
TV2. If you have any questions, please call me.
Sincerely,
aniel ~ H~ an
Senior Hnvironmental
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Protection Specialist
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