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_ _--- - <br />IIIIIIII <br />~ <br /> III IIIIIIII <br />Mountain Coal Company ' ` <br />West Elk Mine <br />Posl Office Box 591 " <br />Somerset, Colorado 81434 ~: ;+ ••:'S•i-r1,= .. <br />Telephone 970929-5015 '-~~' <br />Fax 970 929.5595 _ ~ ~. <br />~ur,~ ~ , isys <br />August 22, 1996 n;:~°•. ~^ ^~ r.~ .,,;r:,l< ,_ ~~. , <br />Mr. David Berry <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Damage Complaint; West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007 <br />Dear David: <br />Mountain Coal Company (MCC) has reviewed the Division's letter dated August 9, 1996 which <br />requests additional information regarding the damage complaint the Division received from Elaine <br />Mautz. MCC concurs with the Division concerning compliance with all aspects of Rules <br />2.05.6(6) and 4.20 and other applicable rules. MCC has made and continues to make every effort <br />to comply with the Rules and to work with the landowner. <br />Set forth below are MCC's responses to the Division's request for information: <br />A detailed map of all surface cracks observed during the July 23, 1996 inspection. <br />Please find enclosed a map which shows the topography (from 1992 photo flight), mine <br />workings outline, the two reservoirs of concern, the six locations identified by CDMG <br />during the July inspection, and the landslide area mapped by Dames & Moore in 1993. <br />MCC has also provided additional descriptions of the observed ground cracks. MCC <br />conducted additional ground surveys on July 31 and August 5 to locate any additional ' <br />cracks and determined that the area surveyed during the July inspection encompasses all the <br />affected land. The Lone Pine Road and the "Down Hill Only Road" referenced in Mrs. <br />Mautz' July 10, 1996 letter are not within the same area as the ground cracks in Section 24. <br />These roads are near the cabin, approximately two miles east of the mining that is occurring <br />in Jumbo Mountain. During the July inspection, Fadra was unable to locate the cracks on <br />the "Down Hill Only Road". The Lone Pine road was not traveled during the inspection. <br />These two roads are provided on an additional map with possible locations noted with a <br />question mark. This map is also enclosed. <br />2. A detailed analysis regarding the cause of the observed features. Please find enclosed a <br />report completed by Dames & Moore in 1993 titled, "Landslide Investigation Report, <br />Jumbo Mountain, Somerset, Colorado". MCC plans to have a representative from Dames <br />& Moore present during the August 27, 1996 meeting to evaluate the ground cracks. <br />