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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />Date: 30 January 2014 <br />To: File - Carbon Junction Mine C -1992 -080 <br />From: Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E. W l <br />Lead Specialist <br />Subject: Reconciliation of Permit, Disturbed, and Reclamation Acreages <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S [ON Q F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenfooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pifteda <br />Director <br />Permit and Disturbed Area acreages for the Carbon Junction Mine have not been regularly <br />tracked and updated in the Permit System. For this mine, the issue is made more complex by the <br />presence of the adjacent Ewing Mesa Pit No. 1, a sand and gravel operation assigned permit <br />number M -1992 -116. The mines have overlapped in the past, and areas have been transferred <br />from one mine to the other. <br />Effective as of today's date, acreages in the Permit System have been updated to accurately <br />reflect the best information available, as shown here. <br />Table 1— Acreages for Permit System <br />Category <br />Current Value <br />Updated Value <br />Disturbed Acreage <br />134.51 <br />61.83 <br />Actual Disturbed <br />0.00 <br />61.83 <br />Affected Acreage <br />134.51 <br />61.83 <br />Actual Affected <br />0.00 <br />61.83 <br />Life of Mine Acreage <br />161.79 <br />61.83 <br />Permit Acreage <br />164.19 <br />164.34 <br />Surface Acreage (Private) <br />164.19 <br />164,34 <br />Mineral Ownership (Private) <br />164.19 <br />164.34 <br />The Carbon Junction Mine (C -1982 -054) was re- permitted in 1993 under Permit Number C- <br />1992-080. With issuance of the current permit, an area of 248.39 acres was approved. This <br />original area included 34.5 acres for the proposed gravel pit operation. Coal disturbances were <br />determined to be 73.5 acres for the pit and fill area and 30.75 acres for the multiple use gravel <br />and coal equipment and storage facilities area (a total of 104.25 acres disturbed). My rationale <br />for the "Updated" acreages is provided in the sections that follow. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />