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No coal mining operations may be conducted on any Federal surface or coal until the Assistant Secretary for <br /> Lands and Minerals Management with the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved any required federal <br /> mining plan or modification thereof. <br /> Summary <br /> Peabody Sage Creek Mine, LLC,a subsidiary of Peabody Investments Corporation, submitted a permit <br /> renewal application (RN3) for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine. The Peabody Sage Creek Mine was <br /> exclusively an underground coal mining operation located southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado in <br /> Routt County, Colorado. Permit No. C2009087 was issued on 20 August 2009 and has been renewed every <br /> five years since that date. <br /> Review of Permit History and Revisions <br /> The following revisions have been submitted since the last Permit Renewal (RN2), issued in 2020. The RN3 <br /> permitting action incorporated the midterm review of the Peabody Sage Creek Mine permit application <br /> package. <br /> Mid Term Revies (MT3) <br /> The last Mid Term Revies (MT3) was completed in February of 2023. <br /> Surety Increase (SII) <br /> The last Surety Increase (SII) was proposed in June of 2023. <br /> Surety Release Requests (SL) <br /> The most recent surety release request (SL4) released 418 acres of Phase III area and reduced the <br /> surety bond by $234,375. <br /> Status of Stipulations <br /> The stipulation history for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine was reviewed as part of the midterm review. The review <br /> included an investigation of any stipulations imposed since the last permit renewal,and any responses to existing <br /> stipulations received since the last permit renewal. There were no stipulations placed upon the original Peabody <br /> Sage Creek Mine permit,and none have been imposed since. <br /> Enforcement Actions <br /> There have been no enforcement actions issued by DRMS since the last Permit Renewal, RN2. <br /> The Review Process <br /> For the current renewal (RN3),the Division notified Peabody Sage Creek Mining LLC by letter on 18 <br /> November 2025 that its permit for the Peabody Sage Creek Mine would expire on 8 August 2025. The <br /> letter explained that, for operations to continue beyond that date, Section 2.08.5(3)(0 requires an <br /> application for renewal to be received on or before 21 February 2025. Peabody Sage Creek Mining <br /> LLC, submitted a renewal application on 19 February 2025, and the application was found complete on <br /> 20 February 2025. Notice that the Application was considered complete for the purposes of filing <br /> was provided by the Division, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of <br /> the Colorado Revised Statutes. <br /> Page 4 of 27 <br />