2015-03-04_REVISION - C1981020

• Permit No: C1981020
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 3/4/2015
• Doc Name: OSM's Finding and Concurrence
• From: OSM
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: SL2
• Email Name: ZTT
• Email Name: MPB
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DENVER FIELD BRANCH
INSPECTION NARRATIVE
COMPANY:
CAM Mining, LLC
MINE:
Munger Canyon Mine
PERMIT NO:
C- 1981 -020
DATE OF INSPECTION:
November 25, 2014
WEATHER:
Cold and partly cloudy, mid 30s
COMPANY OFFICIAL:
Jim Stover, PE, of JE Stover & Associates
STATE OFFICIAL:
Janet Binns, Zach Trujillo
OSMRE OFFICIAL:
Thomas Medlin, Spencer Shumate (badge 9545)
FLMA OFFICIAL:
Scott Gerwe (Bureau of Land Management)
OSMRE participated in a partial inspection of the Loma Loadout in Mesa County, Colorado as well as parcels
relating to the Munger Canyon Mine in Garfield County, Colorado to determine adequacy for bond release
(Phases III and I &II, respectively). The Munger Canyon Mine is an underground coal mine operated by CAM
Mining, LLC. Mining activities of the federally owned coal at Munger Canyon began in 1977 under an
exploratory permit through the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Following passage of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and establishment of the Colorado permanent regulatory program,
the mine was permitted through the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (CMLRB) and the Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE). Due to unfavorable market conditions, the Munger
Canyon Mine was placed in temporary cessation in January, 1984 where it remained for twenty years. No coal
was ever removed under the Colorado permanent program. The current status of the Munger Canyon Mine is
permanent cessation. The nearest major town is Fruita, Colorado, approximately five miles east of the Loma
Loadout. The total acreage associated with this bond release equals 18.5 acres. These 18.5 acres are comprised
of 1) reclaimed loadout; 2) light use road; 3) mine portal area; 4) main haul road: and 5) coal mine waste
disposal area. The permitee has requested release of $24,000 in liability from the total current bond amount of
$65,966, which was last adjusted by DRMS via bond decrease rider dated November 10, 2014. DRMS
administers the bond release process in part through the State- Federal Cooperative Agreement found at 30
CFR, Part 906.30.
Portions of the following legal area descriptions were listed as candidates for Phase I, II, and III bond release in
the company's application:
Township 7 South, Range 102 West, 6th PM
Section 27: SW /4
Section 28: N /2S/2, S /2N/2, N /2NE /4
Section 29: S /2NE /4
Township 1 North, Range 3 West, Ute Meridian
Section 3: NE /4NW /4
Township 2 North, Range 3 West, Ute Meridian
Section 34: SW /4SW /4
For the completion of Phase I and II, the operator must complete the backfilling /regrading (which may include
the replacement of topsoil) and drainage control of a bonded area in accordance with the approved reclamation