GENERAL31845

• Permit No: M1977297
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 5/15/1984
• Doc Name: MEMO TEMPORARY CESSATION OF MINING OPERATION
• From: MLRD
• To: MARK S LOYE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Devil H. Getchee, Executive Director
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
DAVID C. SHELTON, Dlnetor
Richard D. Lamm
Governor
MEMORANDUM
Counties and Municipalities Concerning_
Temporary Cessation of Mining Operations
DATE
TO
May 15, 1984
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Mr. Thomas Smith, San Miguel County Planning Director, P. O. Box 548,
Telluride, Colorado 81435
FROM: Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division, Mark S. Loye
RE: Temporary Cessation of Mining Operations
Operator: Union Carbide Corporation
Operation: See Attached List Permit No.: See Attached List 77'- a 9 7
Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 1.62 of the Rules and Regulations of the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board to inform Counties and certain Municipalities
of the intention of mining operators to put their mining operations into a state of
temporary cessation of mining, please be advised that Union Carbide Corporation has
filed 4 Notices of Temporary Cessation with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation
Division for the mining operations captioned above located at (see attached list).
The periods of temporary cessation began (or will begin) on (see attached list),
and may last for up to five years from that date. The Notices contain information
pertaining to the reasons for cessation of the mining operations, plans for
resumption thereof, and the measures taken to comply with reclamation and other
necessary activities related to the performance standards of Rule 6 of the Rules
and Regulations in order to maintain the mine in a non-producing or non-development
state.
The receipt of the Notices of Temporary Cessation will be acknowledged in the
monthly activity report attached to the agenda of the next regularly-scheduled
Board meeting unless one or more of the following conditions occurs: 1. Reclamation
performance standard issues are indicated in the Notice of Temporary Cessation.
2. Such issues are indicated by afield inspection of the site of the mining
operation. 3. Such issues are indicated by a review of the mining operation file.
4. Concerns are expressed about the Notice by interested persons.
If one or more of the above conditions occur, the Division will place the Notice of
Temporary Cessation on the agenda for the Mined Land Reclamation Board meeting of
May 23-24, 1984. During that meeting, the Board will consider whether or not to
accept the Notice. If you have any questions, please call.
Sincerely,
I-~l~ ~ . ~
Mark S. Loye
Senior Reclamation Specialist.
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Doc. No. 1446
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