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- ~ STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver <br />Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O <br />, <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 DIVISION OF <br />)2ECLAMAT[ON <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 M I N I N G <br /> - &- <br /> SAFETY <br />MEMO Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br />Date: October 30 2006 <br />, Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> Ronald W. Gttany <br />To: DRMS Coal Staff Division Direcor <br />C <br />~ Natural Resource Trustee <br />From: Tom Kaldenbach <br />Re: Nomination of West E-k Mine for Reclamation Award <br />I nominate the West Elk Mine for a reclamation award for its innovative use of natural <br />materials for erosion control on a steep section of recently reclaimed U. S. Forest Service <br />road. The road had provided access to a remote portion of the mine where numerous <br />methane drainage wells had been drilled. Reclamation of the well sites and the road was <br />completed contemporaneously with well abandonment. Afrer the road was regraded, <br />topsoiled, seeded, and mulched, aspen trees that had been cut down when the road was <br />constructed were laid across the road as an additional erosion control measure and for <br />restricting access by motor vehicles (see photo, below). This innovative use of on-site <br />materials by the operator is commendable and warrants special recognition. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation ARive and Inactive Mines <br />