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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department o(NaWral Resources <br />1311 Sherman SI., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80201 <br />Phone: (30JI 86fi-J567 <br />FAX. p03) 832-8106 <br />August 17, 1993 <br />Walter Wright <br />Somerset Mining Company <br />P.O. Box 535 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />RE: Hawk's Nest Mine Reclamation <br />Surface Owner Notification <br />Dear Mr. Wright, <br />Or'ep[O <br />~ a <br />~~'b <br />~~ o <br />.a~g; <br />~ rB]6 <br />Ruy Rnmri <br />Governor <br />M.c hack B. Lunc <br />Drvrsion Dvcclrn <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology will be performing final <br />reclamation work at the Hawk's Nest Mine beginning in October of <br />this year. The operator, Western Slope Carbon, Inc., failed to <br />meet regulatory requirements for an extended period of time. This <br />failure to comply resulted in revocation of the mining permit and <br />forfeiture of the reclamation performance bond being held by the <br />Division. As part of the reclamation process, the Division needs <br />to provide notification of the impending reclamation work to all <br />surface owners of the area to be reclaimed. Information at the <br />Gunnison County Courthouse indicated that a majority of the surface <br />area to be reclaimed is owned by Somerset Mining Company. <br />The reclamation work includes the two (2) concrete coal silos, <br />conveyor system, truck dump scale, removal of the coal waste, <br />topsoil and subsoil replacement, and revegetation of the disturbed <br />areas. Demolition and removal of the concrete silos will involve <br />closing a section of the old highway 133 for a short period of time <br />near the Hawk's Nest Silo Facility. Please contact the Division if <br />this road closure presents a problem for the Somerset Mine. <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please do <br />not hesitate to contact me at 866-3567. <br />Sincerely, <br />Erica S. Crosby <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />m:\coal\esc\hawk\somerset <br />