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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />-~ <br />BASIN <br />RESOURCES, inc. <br />a subsidiary of ENTECH, Inc. <br />Mr. Kent Gorham <br />Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street. Room 2 h <br />Dcm•er. Colorado 8020; <br />Februan l0, 1997 <br />via Certified Mail - P 076 169 934 <br />Re: New Elk Mine: Permit No. C-81-012 <br />1996 Annual Reclamation Report <br />Dear Mr. Gorham: <br />14300 Highway 12 <br />Weston, Colorado 81091 <br />(719) 868-2761 <br />Purchasing (719) 868-2768 <br />Fax (719)868-2275 <br />Enclosed is the Annual Reclamation Report for the New Elk Mine for 1996. The New Elk Coal <br />Processing Plant opcraled continuously from January I through March 6, 1996. The plant was idled <br />March 7, 1997 as a result of the permanent closure of the Golden Eagle Mine. The plant +vas "moth- <br />balled" in March. <br />Inspection and maintenance of environmental control facilities continued lfuough 1996. As pan of these <br />maintenance prtctices roads and ditches were graded and cleaned out with the silt transported to the <br />development ++aste pile, the West Portal landfill was covered with fill nutterial as required by permit, the <br />active surface of the plant refiise disposal area was graded and contoured to control and direct run-off, and <br />a general clean-up of the scrap yard and +earehouse areas was completed. <br />The coal processing and load-out facilities are being maintained in anticipation of a sale to and future <br />operations on site by another company. <br />Please call me if you have any questions or require additional information. <br />Si ely, <br />~~.~~ <br />Ronald G. Thompson <br />Property Manager <br /> <br />• ED ' 3 i9~ir <br /> <br />Enclosures <br />