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iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of Natural Resources <br />1 717 Sherman St ,Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone. (3031 866-3567 <br />FAX~13031832-8106 <br />December 23, 1993 <br />Derick Robinson <br />c/o Vento Trust <br />Colorado National Bank <br />P.O. Box 5168 <br />Denver, CO 80217 <br />RE: G.E.C.- Orphan Pit- Bond Revocation Project <br />RN-GOAL-MINES-8 <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology ie <br />Section 24 T205, R70W. The G.E.C. mine, <br />surface coal mine, for which the permit <br />the Orphan Pit and the Duck Pond Pit ae <br />pF Cpl <br />tip, 4 <br />Me' O <br />• (~ <br />1816 ~• <br />RoY Romer <br />Governor <br />Michael B. Long <br />Divivon Direc log <br />currently reclaiming the G.E.C. Mine in <br />permit number C-81-037, was a permitted <br />was revoked. The Division ie reclaiming <br />~~ well as moving associated coal waste. <br />The location of the Duck Pond Pit is in proximity of the Vento Trust property in <br />the E 1/4 1/4 portion of section 24. The Division hoe completed moving coal <br />waste into the Duck pond pit and covering the pit with weckerling spoil material. <br />The Division instructed the contractor to establish five (5) contour furrows <br />across the Duck Pond Pit to direct associated drainage away from the face of the <br />pit. In doing so, one contour furrow has crossed over the pit into the corner <br />of the Vento Trust Property in the E 1/4 1/4 Section 24. The contour furrow <br />crossing into the Vento Trust Property ie roughly 50 feet long and 3 feet wide. <br />An estimate 150 eq.ft. hoe been disturbed. <br />The Division inspected this area on December 20, 1993, days after the contour <br />furrow was created. The Div ieion hoe instructed the contractor to remove the <br />contour furrow which crosses into the Vento Trust Property and to insure that <br />drainage ie not directed into the property. Please note that the purpose of the <br />contour furrows was to direct drainage only associated with the Duck Pond~Pit. <br />The Division is in the process of correcting this minor disturbance through our <br />contractor on site. <br />If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 866-3567. <br />Sincerely, <br />L'CGI~ S. Cr' KY <br />Erica S. Crosby <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: X Larry Routten <br />m:\coal\esc\gec\931223 <br />