DRMS May 10 2013 Reclamation Order
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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St Room 215 Denver Colorado 80203 Phone 303 866 3567 FAX 303 832 8106 May 10 2013 on Coram Gold Eagle Mining Inc P O Box 3007 Montrose Colorado 80402 STATE OF COLORADO rc COLORADO D I V I S ION O F RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY RE Withdrawal of Temporary Cessation Notices for the Hawkeye Mine M 1978 311 Ellison Mine M 1978 342 Burros Mine M 1977 297 and JD 5 Mine M 1977 248 Dear Mr Coram John W Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta Pineda Director The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Division received Gold Eagle s notices of Temporary Cessation TC for the above referenced sites on March 1 2013 On May 7 2013 Gold Eagle submitted withdrawals of those notices and affirmed previous statements it would initiate reclamation The Division acknowledges the withdrawal of the notices of Temporary Cessation and is returning the required fee of 115 00 for each site Gold Eagle first committed to reclamation in lieu of submitting an Environmental Protection Plan on January 7 2013 Gold Eagle U S Department of Energy and the Division will be meeting on site in mid May to discuss reclamation plans and requirements for all 4 sites Gold Eagle will be required to submit a plan and timetable for initiation of reclamation to the Division within 60 days of issuance of the site visit inspection report Final reclamation of all four sites must be achieved no later than May 31 2014 Once the plans are reviewed and accepted by the Division it shall be incumbent upon Gold Eagle to commence reclamation in accordance with the approved timetables Failure to meet set deadlines may result in the Division issuing a Reason to Believe a Violation Exist letter and scheduling the matter for an enforcement hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board If you need additional information please contact me at the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Grand Junction Field Office 101 S 3rd St Suite 301 Grand Junction Colorado 81501 by telephone at 970 241 1117 or by e mail at russ means @state co us Sincerely j 4 d lwc ARussell Means Senior Environmental Protection Specialist Cc Loretta Pineda Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Director ony Waldron Minerals Program Supervisor Bob Oswald EPS Minerals Durango Field Office Ed Cotter Department of Energy Stoller Jeff Fugate Department of Natural Resources AGO Counsel Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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Colorado DRMS order to reclaim Burros, Ellison, Hawkeye and JD-5 uranium mines by May 31, 2014. Notice to Gold Eagle Mining Inc. dated May 10, 2013.
Transcript of DRMS May 10 2013 Reclamation Order
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION MINING AND SAFETYDepartment of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St Room 215
Denver Colorado 80203Phone 303 866 3567
FAX 303 832 8106
May 10 2013
on Coram
Gold Eagle Mining IncP O Box 3007
Montrose Colorado 80402
STATE OF COLORADO
rcCOLORADOD I V I S ION O F
RECLAMATIONMINING
SAFETY
RE Withdrawal of Temporary Cessation Notices for the Hawkeye Mine M 1978 311Ellison Mine M 1978 342 Burros Mine M 1977 297 and JD 5 Mine M 1977 248
Dear Mr Coram
John W Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike KingExecutive Director
Loretta Pineda
Director
The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Division received Gold Eagle s notices of TemporaryCessation TC for the above referenced sites on March 1 2013 On May 7 2013 Gold Eagle submittedwithdrawals of those notices and affirmed previous statements it would initiate reclamation The
Division acknowledges the withdrawal of the notices of Temporary Cessation and is returning therequired fee of 115 00 for each site
Gold Eagle first committed to reclamation in lieu of submitting an Environmental Protection Plan onJanuary 7 2013 Gold Eagle U S Department of Energy and the Division will be meeting on site in midMay to discuss reclamation plans and requirements for all 4 sites Gold Eagle will be required to submit
a plan and timetable for initiation of reclamation to the Division within 60 days of issuance of the sitevisit inspection report Final reclamation of all four sites must be achieved no later than May 31 2014
Once the plans are reviewed and accepted by the Division it shall be incumbent upon Gold Eagle tocommence reclamation in accordance with the approved timetables Failure to meet set deadlines mayresult in the Division issuing a Reason to Believe a Violation Exist letter and scheduling the matter foran enforcement hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board
If you need additional information please contact me at the Division of Reclamation Mining and SafetyGrand Junction Field Office 101 S 3rd St Suite 301 Grand Junction Colorado 81501 by telephone at970 241 1117 or by e mail at russ means @state co us
Sincerely
j4 d lwcARussell Means
Senior Environmental Protection Specialist
Cc Loretta Pineda Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Directorony Waldron Minerals Program Supervisor
Bob Oswald EPS Minerals Durango Field Office
Ed Cotter Department of Energy StollerJeff Fugate Department of Natural Resources AGO Counsel
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines
