2019-10-24_REVISION - C1981019 ‎(6)‎

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 10/24/2019
• Doc Name: Correspondence
• From: State Land Board
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: SL17
• Email Name: ZTT
• Email Name: JDM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Colowyo Coal Company L.P.
1. General
Colowyo Coal Company L.P.(Colowyo),Permit No.C-1981-019,is submitting this application
for Phase I,II,and III performance bond release. Colowyo is requesting 0.4 acres of a
permanent structure be Phase I,II and III released with this application. The current bond
amount for the Colowyo Mine is$146,219,785.32. Colowyo currently holds a self-bond(Bond
No.SB-10)in the amount of$108,025,721.00. With this application,Colowyo will be
requesting relinquishment of 60%of the base bond held for the Phase I,and 25%of the base
bond held for the Phase II,and 100%of the base bond held for the Phase III area applied for
under this application.
II. Summary Information
A. General Location Description
The 0.4 acres requested for Phase I,II,and III release is located within Moffat County,Colorado,
in the following general location:
Township 3 North,Range 93 West of the 6th P.M.
Section 16—SE%4 E'/z
Please see Map 1 for the exact location applied for in this application.
B. Public Notice
Pursuant to the Rules and Regulation of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board published
August 1980,and pursuant to the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act 34-33-101,et
seq.,notice is hereby given of the filing of an application for Phase I through III Bond Release of
a portion of the Colowyo Mine site. The application pertains to the existing Colowyo Coal
Mine, Permit No. C-1981-019, Colowyo Coal Company L.P., 5731 State Highway No. 13,
Meeker,Colorado 81641,filed with the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety
(CDRMS), Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215,
Denver, Colorado 80203, and approved by the Division on August 14, 2018 (latest Permit
Renewal). The Colowyo Mine is located approximately 28 miles south of Craig,Colorado.
The Phase I, II, and III bond release area being applied for is a permanent structure and will
remain as constructed post mining. The area being applied for is shown on Map 1 within the
application. The status of the permanent structure is a conveyance ditch and will remain as a
conveyance ditch. Listed below is a general legal description of these areas:
Township 3 North,Range 93 West of the 61h P.M.
Section 16--SE'/4 E'/2
Colowyo currently holds a self-bond(Bond No.SB-010)in the amount of$108,025,721.00.
With this application,Colowyo will be requesting relinquishment of 60%of the bond held for
SL-16 Phase 11 Bond Release Application