2018-06-21_REVISION - C2009087 ‎(11)‎

• Permit No: C2009087
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/21/2018
• Doc Name Note: Proposed Decision & Findings & Cost Estimate
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• From: DRMS
• To: Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC
• Type & Sequence: SL4
• Email Name: TNL
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Subsequent to the issuance of the Peabody Sage Creek Mine Permit, additional disturbed area acres were
approved to be disturbed via various revisions. These brought the approved disturbance to 1912.80
acres. The PSCM has three approved bond releases as summarized as follows:
SL -1: The Division approved Phase II bond release for 445.8 acres of interim program and
permanent program lands on September 5, 2013.
SL -2: The Division approved Phase II and III release for 68.79 acres of pre -law lands on January
30, 2014.
SL -3: The Division approved Phase III release of 1026 acres of interim and permanent program
lands on April 8, 2015.
The remaining liability after the approval of PSCM SL -3 is shown in Table 2 below.
Table 2 — Remaining Liability Acreage at the Peabody Sage Creek Mine Post SL -3
An application for Phase III bond release was received by the Division on January 20, 2017. The
application was deemed complete on February 16, 2017, after the Division received proof of publication
of the applicant's public notice. Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC published notice of the bond release
application in Steamboat Pilot once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning January 15, 2017.
Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC also notified land owners within and adjacent to the mine permit area,
and other interested parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1).
No written objections or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release application were
received by the Division. One comment letter was received on March 14, 2017, from Colorado Parks
and Wildlife (CPW) stating that CPW does not recommend any additional site-specific mitigation or
reclamation practices for the proposed bond release application.
The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on August 3rd 2017. The site
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Remaining Liability Acreage After Bond Release
Interim and Permanent Program Areas (from Seneca II)
Phase I Phase II
Remaining Remaining
Phase III
Remaining
SL -1
38.10 90.2
1697.6
SL -2
38.10 90.2
1697.6
SL -3
38.10 90.2
671.6
Pre -Law Areas
SL -1
67.40
68.79 68.79
SL -2
0
0 0
New Permanent Program Areas
SL -1
146.41 146.41 146.41
SL -2
146.42 146.42 146.42
SL -3
146.42 146.42 146.42
An application for Phase III bond release was received by the Division on January 20, 2017. The
application was deemed complete on February 16, 2017, after the Division received proof of publication
of the applicant's public notice. Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC published notice of the bond release
application in Steamboat Pilot once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning January 15, 2017.
Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC also notified land owners within and adjacent to the mine permit area,
and other interested parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1).
No written objections or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release application were
received by the Division. One comment letter was received on March 14, 2017, from Colorado Parks
and Wildlife (CPW) stating that CPW does not recommend any additional site-specific mitigation or
reclamation practices for the proposed bond release application.
The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on August 3rd 2017. The site
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