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~. ~Y~/ ENVIRONlIENTAL ASSESS".LENT on the MC CLANS CANYON MIME Introduction: III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 Sheridan Enterprises, Inc. applied for a permit under the Colorado Surface Coal `fining Reclamation Act to mine Federal coal at the McClane Canyon Mine. The Salt Creek Mining Company succeeded to the right of the permit applica- tion. The mine is located in Garfield County, Colorado, approximately 20 miles north of Loma on Colorado Highway 139 in sections 15, 16, 21 and 22 in Township 7'South, Range 102 West. Coal has been mined from the McClane Canyon site since May, 1977: Sheridan Enterprises, Inc. submitted an application for a new permit on December 12, 1980. Since that time the application has been under review by the Division and the Office of Surface-Mining to determine compliance with the rules and regulations of the Colorado-Mined-Land Reclamation Baard and the Surface Min- ing Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. On March 31, 1981 Colorado Mine Land Reclamation Mvision (CMLRD) sent a let- ter to Sheridan Enterprises, Inc. which identified deficiencies in the appli- cation that were noted during the preliminary adequacy"review." Resolution of ' these deficiencies was i0quifed in~otder for'CMLRD and OSM to make determina- _ [ions of whether the applicant will be in compliance with the Act. Sheridan -- _ -- - Enterprises,-Inc: responded to the-comments=in-a=meeting with CMLRD o++ Anr1t -- / 17, 1981. Responses to the letter and the meeting were submitted to the Mvi- k. ~ sion on May 11, 1981 and May 20, 1981 and were .incorporated into the permit ~~- application. Further responses were submitted as they were required or com- Recently Mack Fuel Supply, Inc. a subsidiary of Colorado-Ute Electric Associa- `~-''`'~' ` tion, Inc._.and Loma. Mining Company, a subsidiary of Sheridan Enterprises, Inc., formed a joint venture under the name of Salt Creek Mining Company. „;. Salt Creek Mining Company has become the permit applicant and will be the operator of the McClane Canyon mine for this permit term. Purpose of the Proposed Actioa: The Surface Hining Control and Reclamation Act requires that within 2 months after a State program for regulation of coal mining is approved that an opera- tor must submit an application for a permanent program approval. ~~~. A. ?1Clane Canyon `Sine's proposed action. The tlcClane Canyon ?Sine employes a room and pillar continuous miner tech- nique. The coal produced is shuttled to a conveyor system within the mine for transport to the surface portal facilities. The coal Ss ~~ crushed, stockpiled and loaded onto highway trucks and transported. Most of the 7.7. acres to be disturbed by the surface facilities have already ~,J been disturbed. The existing operation consists of bench portal and face up developments, mine support trailers, and a coal surge pile. The only