2018-09-04_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 9/4/2018
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• From: DRMS
• To: CAM Mining, LLC
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: LDS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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b) An area under study for designation as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations
(2.07.6(2)(d)(ii));

c) The boundaries of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System,
the National System of Trails, the National Wilderness Preservation System, the Wild
and Scenic Rivers System including rivers under study for designation, and National
Recreation Areas (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(A));

d) Three hundred feet of any public building, school, church, community or institutional
building, or public park (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(B));

e) One hundred feet of a cemetery (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(C));

f) The boundaries of any National Forest unless the required finding of compatibility
has been made by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(D)).

The proposed operation (portions of the lease area) is within the boundaries of Grand
Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The Secretary of Interior has
approved this by indicating that West Elk leases within the Forests are suitable for
underground coal mining. Refer to the OSM 1981 Mine Plan Approval, the BLM
Report of Coal Unsuitability Criteria and a letter from the U.S. Forest Service dated
October 3, 1986, concurring with West Elk's Mining Plan (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(D)).
Refer also to a letter written by the BLM on March 8, 2005, stating that MCC's plan
is adequate to meet all current Federal regulations regarding R2P2. Refer also to the
Coal Unsuitability Analysis for Jumbo Mountain Coal Lease, prepared by the
Uncompahgre Basin Resource Area of the BLM, which includes an Environmental
Assessment. The Apache Rocks Permit Revision is addressed by the U.S. Forest
Service in their letter of December 5, 1995, and by the BLM in their letter of
November 24, 1995. The Box Canyon Permit Revision is addressed by the U.S.
Forest Service in their letter of January 6, 2000, and by the BLM in their letter of
December 10, 1999. The South of Divide area (PR-10) is addressed by the U.S.
Forest Service in their letter of April 27, 2006. The Dry Fork lease area (PR-12) is
addressed by the U.S. Forest Service in their letter of October 15, 2007, and by the
BLM in their letter of October 10, 2007. The E-seam methane drainage wells for
longwall panels 1 (TR-111) and 2 through 12 (PR-14) are addressed by the U.S.
Forest Service in their letter of June 6, 2008. Exploration drilling in Dry Fork Area
and on Lion’s Mesa (MR-352) was addressed by the U.S. Forest Service in their
memo of May 8, 2009. Revisions to Methane Drainage Wells on panels E3 and E4
(TR-121) were addressed by the U.S. Forest Service in their memo of May 28, 2009.
Further revisions to Methane Drainage Wells on panel E3 (TR-123) were addressed
by the U.S. Forest Service in their letter of January 3, 2011. Further revisions to
Methane Drainage Wells on panel E4 (TR-129) were addressed by the U.S. Forest
Service in their letter of June 13, 2012. Revisions to Methane Drainage Wells on
panel E5 (TR-130) were addressed by the U.S. Forest Service in their letter of April
15, 2013. Revisions to Methane Drainage Wells on panel E6 (TR-135) were
addressed by the U.S. Forest Service in their letter of July 22, 2014. Further revisions
to Methane Drainage Wells on panel E6 (TR-136) were addressed by the U.S. Forest