Laserfiche WebLink
Chaco <br />~ .: ~: <br />January '_~. I999 <br />)ne andash <br />Division of ~iinrral and Grolu,•~ <br />131 ~ Sherm;m >Irec1 Kuunl_ I <br />Denver. C(l 811_'113 <br />Kz~. Ruwic Minn lzchnieal Rrvi~ium <br />Dzar Mr. Uuda~h. <br />Fr ~~C <br />~?~~ <br />G/~/o.,; U ~nn~ <br />.,~~N/net/S$ GPO <br />~09y <br />iii-ii-iiiiiiiiiii <br />1 nw ttrhing In rc_wd to 13u,tiz Kearurces LTD's pClldlllg pl•I'Itlll al)I)IICa11011 IPI' Itlllllll_ In II1C Pauin:t. <br />Colorado area and ihz technical rzvi.iuns stlbmiued to vow' olliczs in December of 1998. I have made ntv homz on <br />Garvin ~•k•sa in I'aunia fur la vzala and intend to live Ihere lix many more. I hold shares in ihe'ferrur C7eek and <br />Knzrvuir Congtanv to irri~•atr 9 acres plus a !arc ~ardzn. I am vzr.' conccrnzd with ihz r.~pansion plans in Ihz <br />Buwic Krsourcrs Ltd permit appheuirnt, specilically in the technical rzvisions submitted hr your ofliczs. <br />I. 13uwiz Krsuwccs LId. is pnrpusing ro create an open surckpilz with the capaciq' for 3?11000 tons and to build a <br />curd amvcyor li~unt OIZ pun;d. 3.31111 Izzl w the coal storage aria. north and adjacznl to old liwy. 133. I am <br />concerned about Ihz possihlr amumtinaliun of surfacz and ,round water IFom the lar_e open surekpile and <br />airburnz pullmion Ihal may rzndt ti~inn the surckpile mtd Ihr proposzd conveyor. <br />3. Iknvir Kesouru•s I.td. has pngwsrd ralocalm~ elld dnuhVln~~ the sizz of a sedimentation pond to be located <br />suwh ufold Ihvr. I;3. ahuvz the river. I lezl very sunnely That this lino'-acre fool xdimemmion punt and its <br />locution nhuvr Ihr ri,er cuulJ pu>r a pollutiot risk ur Ihz rivzr..4s an avid ka}'akzr :Ind Ilv lishzrnrut. I am very <br />cuncernzd w'uh thr likrlihoud of pollution that would make kayaking impussiMz and iinpacl Ihz bout lishzry. <br />;. Rowiz Resources Lld. has also pruposzd a change lu a Ion ~ wall minin, upzration. ina~z:uin~ Ihzir production <br />li~om 1.3 million wm In d inilhun Ions of coal annualh'. What is the vnlrce of additiun:ll water na•ded Irn~ Ihr <br />lun_tr;dl uprrmion7 I ^in amcrrned Ihal Ihz water needzd by the mini is the same tvatar Ih:tl replenishrs the <br />springs in our arra. dtusz Ihal fecJ the Tenor Crcck and Reservoir. Lon, wall minin ~ poses a _rcatzr risk of <br />suhsidrnce. a feel Ihal ~~ivz, ntr ,roar cunczrn about the security of mv'larur Ditch irri ~aliun tc:uzr. <br />I Iczl vrrv siron_h Ihat no 1)crmil sh„old be granlai li,r increased prvKhlcliun by k3owiz Kesourccs Ltd. or any <br />minin_ rungrmt until the I:nviioninznml 6npacl tilamntznl. studying ihz ewnulalivr impacts of all Ihr in this area <br />has hero cungtlztcd. I w~,„c ruu to schedule a public hearing, dr address &nric Resources LTU's rey ucsled <br />rerisiuus. <br />tiinn•rzly. <br />Mark I'ai_zn <br />Przsidcnl. Chaco Sandals <br />C'hacu tian(lals 1=1117 40110 Lanz Paonia. CO R I4?R <br />'Tel 19711)~?7--1'!911 fax 19711)27-4997 zmaiLpaigzn(u).chacosan.cum <br />