APPCOR10364

• Permit No: C2006085
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 9/22/2006
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: (303) 832$106
September 22, 2006
Assistant State Supervisor
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A
Grand Junction, CO 81506-3904
Re: Northfield Mine (Permit No. C-2006-085)
New Permit Application
Dear Sir or Madam:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
- &-
SAFETY
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W, Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
Section 1 l8, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 22, 2006, an application for a permit
to conduct coal mining operations at the Northfield Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All
review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and
Regulations ofthe Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing.
The applicant Northfield Partners, LLC, proposes to conduct underground coal mining operations on land located
approximately 3 miles south of Canon City. The permit area is further described as follows:
Portions of Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, Township 19 South, Range 70 West
Areas to be affected by proposed surface and underground operations are encompassed by the proposed
Northfield permit area located in south central Colorado in Fremont County. The Northfield permit area is
located approximately three miles south of the incorporated Canon City. A limited area for mine support
facilities and portals, located within the permit area, will be constructed on the north side of Chandler Creek.
The proposed mine access and haul road leading to the facilities area will intersect the right-of--way of County
Road 79 a distance of 0.52 miles east of the junction of County Road 79 and County Road I 1 A.
The mine permit area contains approximately 1,430 acres, bounded on the west by County Road 77 and its
northern limit approaches the south edge of the town of Brookside. Chandler Creek and County Road 79 bisect
the permit area from southwest to northeast. The eastern permit boundary crosses County Road 79
approximately 250 feet east of the entrance to the aforementioned mine access road.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Canon City.
The Division is coordinating with the Office of Surface Mining on evaluation of the potential for impacts to
threatened or endangered species of plants or animals, or wildlife species otherwise protected by federal law. -n
order for us to approve this permit, we are required to make a finding that "the activities would not affect the
continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of
their critical habitats as determined under the Endangered Species Act of 1973". The OSM will prepare the
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines