Laserfiche WebLink
Section I—Introduction <br /> The Southfield Mine was an underground mine located approximately 10 miles south of <br /> Florence, Colorado in Fremont County. The mine site has undergone reclamation prior to <br /> revocation conducted by Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. (EFCI). The remaining permit boundary <br /> encompasses approximately 1.45 acres and is comprised of three separate areas. All lands <br /> within the permit boundary are private. The mine can be reached by driving south from <br /> Florence via Colorado Route 67 to Fremont County Route 15, then continuing on Route <br /> 15 for 4 miles to the mine entrance. The mine site can be located on the USGS 7.5 <br /> quadrangle map entitled "Rockvale", and the legal description of the remaining areas is as <br /> follows: <br /> Portions of Sections 19 and 30; Township 205, Range 69W of the 6th P.M.; <br /> Portion of Section 25; Township 205, Range 70W of the 6th P.M. <br /> The Southfield Mine was revoked by the Division on August 30, 2018 relating to <br /> infraction numbers CO2017001, CO2017002, and CO2017003. The Division has <br /> continued to monitor the reclamation on site since the date of revocation. <br /> The Division no longer holds a forfeited bond as all the remaining $10,000.00 bond <br /> amount associated with the revocation of the Southfield Mine was used for reclamation <br /> activities. <br /> Section H - Background and History of the Southfield Mine <br /> Extensive historic mining disturbances characterize the general area of the Southfield <br /> Mine. In 1860, the first coal mine was opened in the northern portion of the Canon City <br /> Coal Field. Production areas spread through the central area and into the southern portion <br /> of the coalfield in the early 1900's. <br /> At the Southfield Mine, coal was mined by EFCI using room and pillar method with <br /> continuous miners. Coal was then transported from the working sections of the mine to <br /> the surface by a belt conveyor, and then dumped in a raw coal stockpile. Raw coal was <br /> sized, crushed and cleaned by gravity separation in a preparation plant at the mine site. A <br /> belt press was then used to dry the coal prior to transferring the coal to stockpiles where it <br /> was eventually trucked off site to a loadout facility. The coal loadout facility existed <br /> Southfield Mine <br /> Permit No.C-1981-014 June 7,2024 <br /> 2 <br />