2015-04-08_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C2009087

• Permit No: C2009087
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 4/8/2015
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance ‎(SL3)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: Sage Creek Coal Company, LLC
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Phase I release on 135.3 reclaimed acres of permanent program lands. The area requested for release
included a 125.8 -acre block of reclamation in the southeast portion of the permit area, an 8 -acre
portion of the reclaimed solid waste disposal site, and a 1.5 -acre corridor associated with a
postmining drainage channel. These acres were originally associated with SL -1, but not approved at
that time. SL -4 was approved on May 11, 2010, which approved the release of $77,028.00 in
liability.
SCC submitted an application, SL -05, for a Phase II bond release on April 6, 2011 for the Seneca II
Mine. This application was found complete on May 19, 2011. The application requested Phase II
release on 219.7 reclaimed acres of permanent program lands. SL -05 was approved on September
11, 2012, which approved the release of $236,340.23 in liability.
SCC submitted an application, SL -06, for a Phase III bond release and termination of jurisdiction on
June 4, 2014 for the Seneca II Mine. This application was found complete on July 18, 2014. The
application requested release of the total 272.2 acres of permanent program lands that received Phase I
release under SL -O 1 and SL -04 and Phase II bond release under SL -03 and SL -05. SL -06 also requested
the termination of Division jurisdiction of the Seneca II Mine permit. SL -06 was approved on December
19, 2014, which approved the release of $429,423.55 in liability and terminated the Division's
jurisdiction of the Seneca II Mine permit, C -1980 -005.
Table 1 - Bond Release History
Seneca II Mine C- 1980 -005
Bond Release History Prior to the Approval of Permit Revision No. 2
Interim and Permanent Program Areas
Total
Disturbed
Phase I
Released
Phase I
Remaining
Phase II
Released
Phase II
Remaining
Phase III
Released
Phase III
Remaining
SL -1
1968.8
1795.4
173.40
0
1968.8
0
1968.8
SL -2
1968.8
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
SL -3
1968.8
0
173.40
1213.1
582.3
0
1968.8
SL -4
1968.8
135.3
38.10
0
582.3
0
1968.8
Pre -Law Areas
SL -1
326.5
259.1
67.40
0
326.5
0
326.5
SL -2
326.5
0
67.40
257.71
68.79
257.71
68.79
SL -3
326.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
68.79
SL -4
326.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
68.79
In 2010, Permit Revision No. 2 (PR -2) for the Seneca II Mine was approved to reduce the size of the
original permit area of the Seneca II Mine to accommodate the Peabody Sage Creek Mine (C- 2009 -087).
PR -2 also reduced the size of the disturbed area of the Seneca II Mine from approximately 2,295.3 acres
to 271.2 acres. The Seneca II disturbance area prior to the approval of PR -2 and after the approval of
SL -04 consisted of 2,037.59 acres (1,968.8 permanent program lands and 69.79 pre -law lands). Based
on the final decision of PR -2, the Seneca II Mine had a permit area of 271.20 acres. The Peabody Sage