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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of Natural Resources I~~~~ <br />1313 Sherman Si., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 866-3567 <br />FAX: 1303) 832 8106 <br />DEPAR'I~MENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />August 1, 19941 Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />Mr. Mike Ward Ken Salazar <br />USDA- Forest Service Exec"'rve Direct°' <br />Paionia Ranger District rouchael B Lonti <br />Division Direc br <br />P.O. Box 1030 <br />Paionia, CO 81428 <br />RE: Hawk's Nest Backfilling and Drainage Reconstruction Project <br />RN-MINES-COAL-10 <br />Dear Mr. Ward, <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology is conducting the final phase <br />of reclamation at the Hawk's Nest Mine located in Gunnision County <br />Sections 3 and 10; T13S; R90W. The operator of the mine, Western <br />Slope Carbon, Inc. failed to meet the regulatory requirements for <br />an extended period of time. This failure to comply resulted in <br />revocation of the mining permit and forfeiture of the reclamation <br />performance bond being held by the Division. As part of the <br />reclamation process, the Division needs to provide notification of <br />the impending reclamation work to all surface owners of the area to <br />be reclaimed. <br />The reclamation work involved on Forest Service property is the <br />sealing and plugging of four (4) methane gas wells. These wells <br />are located in Sections 3 and 10; T13S; R90W. Minor road <br />improvements will be necessary to access the abandoned wells. The <br />wells will be sealed in accordance with the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. Please find <br />a map depicting the location of the methane gas wells. <br />The work is scheduled to begin in late September and proceed until <br />early November. If you have any questions regarding this <br />reclamation job, please do not hesitate to call me at 866-3567. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ S- <br />WVC1V X <br />Erica S. Crosby (f <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Enclosure(s) c:\hawk\940801h <br />