Laserfiche WebLink
Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mire <br />Post Olflce Bar 591 <br />Somen:et, ado e, a3e <br />Telephone 970.929.5075 <br />September 19, 1997 <br />:~~-r~~'~~EG <br />SEP 2 2 1997 <br /> <br />Mr. Michael Boulay <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />iiiiiiiiiiuiiiihi <br />999 <br />~~ <br />RE: August 19, 1997 CDMG Coal Inspection Report; West Eiic Mine; <br />Permit No. C-80-007 <br />Deaz Mike: <br />On page 3 of the Comments -Compliance section of the above referenced inspection <br />report, two items aze noted in regards to the Material Storage Bench (MSB) that <br />MCC believes should be clarified. <br />The Srst item in your report states, that I told you that the cutslope above and to the <br />west of the Material Storage Bench (MSB) had been regraded during the week of <br />August 12, 1997. In fact, I did not say that there was regrading of the cutslope <br />because it did not occur. Rather, I indicated that the ditch below the cut slope of the <br />MSB was graded and maintained to remove materials that had fallen into the ditch <br />from the previous cut slope work above that location. With the frequent heavy rains, <br />this maintenance work was and is regularly needed. Please recognize that no <br />additional disturbance has occurred in this azea following your verbal direction during <br />your inspection on July 10, 1997, and particularly following the issuance of NOV CV- <br />97-010, and prior to the approval of Minor Revision No. 220. I am not sure why this <br />miscommunication, occurred although it is quite possible that I simply did not make <br />myself cleaz. In any event, we might have corrected this issue prior to the issuance of <br />the report if the report, had been prepared at the mine at the conclusion of the <br />inspection where we could have reviewed it together for accuracy. <br />The second item in the inspection report that needs clarification is the statement that, <br />"No new work has been conducted at the east of the MSB, where an engineered fill is <br />proposed for expansion of the MSB". Please recognize that no work (new or <br />otherwise) had been conducted in this area prior to the approval of Minor Revision <br />No. 220. <br />I believe that if you review aerial and/or inspection photography during this period, <br />you will find that that no additional disturbance has occurred on the west side of the <br />