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. ~ - ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III sTAT~F COLORADO <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7373 Sherman St., Room 275 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />303 866.3567 <br />Fa x: 303 832-6706 <br />of ~~~ <br />~~R°~ <br />.p <br />n '~ <br />Y ~ <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />DATE: February 10, 1992 <br />T0: Steve Renner <br />FROM: Dan Hernandez ~~ <br />RE: Reclamation of Section 24, GEC Minerals, Inc <br />Permit No. C-81-037 <br />Fretl R. Banta. <br />Division Director <br />GEC Strip Mine, <br />Per your request, Cathy Beget and I discussed your two proposed options for <br />reclamation of this portion of this permit. Specifically, you asked us to <br />investigate 1) what CMLRD would have to apportion from the forfeited bond to <br />reclaim the area to the point of regulatory compliance, and 2) what would need <br />to be apportioned to reclaim the area this year to the level of addressing <br />only the pubic safety hazards, with the idea of completing the reclamation to <br />regulatory standards once the suit Energy Fuels issues had been resolved. <br />During the Division's inspection of December 10, 1991, Dr. Corley identified <br />twenty areas of disturbance that he felt should be reclaimed with the bond <br />money. These sites are denoted on the enclosed site map copy. Of these <br />twenty sites, the Division has identified five that were denoted on the <br />original GEC Minerals application as areas to be reclaimed. These five are <br />denoted on the enclosed as Areas Two, Three, Seven, Nine and Ten, and are the <br />only sites that GEC Minerals would be liable for. <br />Our preliminary estimate to reclaim these five sites to statutory standards is <br />$75,000. This includes reduction of highwalls and revegetation within Area <br />Seven, known also as The Orphan Pit, and re-seeding of Areas Two, Three, Nine <br />and Ten to meet vegetation success standards associated with the final <br />post-mining land use of grazing. <br />The Division feels that within Section 24, only the Orphan Pit currently poses <br />a significant public safety hazard. As such, reclaiming this site is <br />estimated at $40,000: <br />Both of these estimates are very <br />estimates. Costs may be reduced <br />Spring or late Fall of this year <br />/ern <br />Attachment(s) <br />1183E <br />preliminary and are based on 1988 bond <br />if the work is scheduled for either early <br />