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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natusat Resources <br />1373 Sherman 5t., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />November 12, 2004' <br />Mr. James Van Ella ~' <br />180 Zane 200 Bass Lake <br />Angola, Indiana 46703 <br />Mr. James Van Ella <br />P.O. Box 2221 <br />Granite, Colorado8f228 <br />RE: October 14, 2004 Letter <br />Dear Mr. Van Ella: <br />~N C <br /> <br />MIN~RALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />AFCEANATION•NININO <br />SAf ETY•SCIFN CE <br />Bib Owem <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Din:c[ar <br />Ronald W-Gttarry <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Thank you for your correspondence of October 14, 2004 to the Department of Natural Resources <br />Director, Mr. Russell George and Division of Minerals Geology Director, Mr. Ronald W. <br />Cottony where you raise a number of concerns. The Division will respond to your specific issues <br />in the order raised that correspondence. This response was prepazed in consultation with the <br />Office of the Attorney General. <br />"While closing down our project site 2004 we notice a seepage with a distinct discoloration of <br />the water from the area that Dirt-N-Iron buried several tons of iron and debris that was tell on <br />our property by previous mining companies. Originally the material was to be hauled off the <br />property, like much of it was, but we were told that there wasn't enough money left overfrom the <br />reclamation bond from the previous operators. <br />With our land contour 4% ro ti% slope, it will find it's way into Cache Creek since it was buried <br />approximately !00 yards above the creek oui of our ejj`ective area but still on our property." <br />According to the Division stafTer Jim McArdle, the Division conducted a permit revocation <br />reclamation project of the All Right Mining Permit, File No. M-1985-061, that was located on <br />the Van Ella property. The project was completed in Novemher 2002. The Division used the <br />entire bond amount of $4,400 to reclaim areas affected by All Right Mining Company under <br />pernLit M-1985-061. According to Mr, McArdle, all work was completed with the knowledge <br />and approval of the Van Ellas. The Van Ellas also participated in the pre-constntction walk <br />through with he and the silo contractor. Site work included hauling a lazge guantity of <br />miscellaneous trash and debris from the site, grading of steep highwalls, burial of a few lazge <br />pieces of steel fiom an abandoned powered shovel, and revegetation. According to the Mr. <br />McArdle, he is not aware of the contractor being directed to place or bury anything that would <br />cause a water contamination problem. <br />Office of ice of Colorado <br />Mined Lend Reclamation Active and Inactive Mlnes Geological Survey <br />