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z. , <br />8703 Bonhomme <br />Houston, Texas 77074 <br />(713) 995-7045 <br />Telecopier <br />(713) 995-7191 <br />Law Offices of <br />Jim Tatum & Associates r.o. 13ox 2s <br />12630 Hwy. 12 <br />" ' Weston, Colorado 81091 <br />. ~ .. <br />.. <br />-' ~ ~ ~ ... ~ , , -. (719) 868-3310 <br />Telecopier <br />.•'17191 R6R_9619 <br />January 16, 2003 <br />Mr. Dan Hernandez <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Stternlan Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Tatum -Basin Resources, Inc. -Wyoming Fuel <br />Mr. Hernandez: <br />RECEOV ED <br />1AN ~' 2003 <br />5- as;i~ GeotogY <br />r,. ,;. <br />Thank you very much for the paperwork regarding the impact upon our property. <br />We need to address the following issues: <br />1. The drilling of the large diameter vertical shaft on our property near the <br />long wall resulted in our water well close to the works going dry. Our <br />concerns about the impact of this large airshaft were pointed out in writing <br />long before the shaft vas installed and we have always been told that the <br />airshaft was completely cased all the way to the bottom. If this had <br />been done, the water bearing formation in which we have wells should not <br />have been damaged. The well closest to the airshaft is ruined and the one <br />closer to the river is severely handicapped. <br />2. We just tried Tatum vs. Basin in cause number OICV26 in the District <br />Court of Las Animas wurty Colorado. The Cenrt ruled that B?sin's <br />operations damaged our home by subsidence and damages of <br />approximately $670,000.00 and all costs and attorneys fees were awarded <br />to us. Pre judgment and post judgment interest was also awarded to us <br />resulting in a final award of $900,000 - 1,000,000. <br />3. We learned that the representation that the airshaft was cased was <br />absolutely false and perjury was committed in the first Tatum-Basin trial. <br />4. .lim and Ann Tatum own 100 percent of the mineral under our tract of <br />land. Capping off the airshaft with concrete is not sufficient. This hole <br />should have been backfil(ed and the water zones cemented off. <br />