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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />303 866-3567 <br />Rnx: 303 8326106 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />OF ~~C <br />4: _-~p/~~1~~qq <br />P ~+MM1Im~; O <br />o <br />~ ~B'/6 ~ <br />Roy Romer, <br />Governor <br />Michael B. Lonq, <br />Division Director <br />May 15, 1992 <br />Mr. John Eilts <br />Coal View Ghost Ranch <br />565 Sandrock Drive <br />Craig, Colorado 81625 <br />RE: Meadows #1 Mine (C-81-029) <br />April 14, 1992 Inspection <br />Dear Mr. Eilts: <br />Enclosed please find a copy of the inspection report prepared by the Division for the April 14, <br />1992 inspection at the Meadows #1 Mine. During that inspection, you requested information <br />on a number of issues which were listed in the report. Following are the results of the Division <br />inquiry regarding those issues. <br />1. In the matter of the cattle guard at the entrance to the mine, the settlement <br />agreement between yourself and Sun Coal Company, October 25, 1983 (Roust <br />County Civil Action #81CV93) indicates that Sun Coal Company would provide <br />a cattle guard to be installed at your expense. The agreement states that Sun <br />Coal Company would determine the appropriate dimensions and type of <br />construction for the cattle guard. The Division does not review cattle guard <br />designs and does not perceive the cattle guard currently in place at the mine <br />entrance to be a public safety hazard. <br />2. During the inspection you requested information on the extent of the <br />responsibility of Sun Coal Company concerning disturbance created prior to the <br />current mining laws. Sun Coal Company is responsible for the reclamation of any <br />disturbance used in conjunction with its present mining permit (C-81-029), <br />regardless of the date of original disturbance. Those areas not having been used <br />since the mine permit was issued would not be included in the liability of Sun <br />Coal Company. <br />In the matter concerning the haul road outslopes, the October 25, 1983 settlement <br />