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i~~ iiiiiiiiiiiuiii • • <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depurlmeni of NaWral Resources <br />1311 Sherman St., Room 21 i <br /> <br />Denver, Cobrado 80203 ~I~~~~ <br />Phnne: 1303) 866 3567 <br />FA%. (3071 832-8106 <br />April 27, 1995 nePAttTtvtEtvT of <br /> NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br />Michael G. Altavilla <br />Engineering Manager Cuve o'mcl <br />Seneca Coal Company I,n,,, 5. LothheaA <br />P.O. Drawer D F•~r~r.~e nhttlnr <br />Hayden, Colorado 81639 ntn hael B. Lung <br /> I)I\'ISlnn IllllYlflf <br />Gary W. Wendt <br />Manager, Environmental Affairs <br />Peabody Western Coal Company <br />1300 South Yale Street <br />Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 <br />RE: Yoast Mine (C-94-082) <br />Permit Application <br />Dear Mr. Altavilla and Mr. Wendt: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology reviewed the adequacy concerns submitted by Seneca <br />Coal Company for the Yoast Mine Application (C-94-082). Portions of the Yoast permit <br />responses Including vegetation, AVF and PHC are still being reviewed by the Division. Any <br />additional comments will be submitted to you as soon as possible. <br />"Cab 3 <br />8. As part of the response [o [his item, SCC stated that Hayden Gulch Terminal, Inc. <br />(HGTI) holds an easement for Tract 92, and was conveying that easement to SCC. <br />-~ Please provide details regarding the easement, specifically the document type, date of <br />execution, and what rights are claimed. Please also provide proof of the conveyance to <br />SCC which has been signed by an officer of HGTI. <br />pk,10. CDMG has not received documentation from BLM regarding cultural resources. Please <br />submit this documentation to the Division as soon as n becomes available. <br />pX., 11. The Division has contacted the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) requesting <br />approval of the mining operation. No response has been received, but the Division will <br />inform SCC of the status of SHPO approval when it hecomes available. <br />Tab 6 <br />16. This concern has been adequately addressed. Revised pages 23 and 24 of Tab 21 now <br />indicate minimum topsoil replacemen[ depths of 1.0 and 0.5 feet on regraded spoil and <br />(LP2~ undisturbed subsoil, respectfully. They also indicate average replacement depths of 1.8 <br />6{'- and 1.1 feet on these same areas. <br />Page 24 of Tab 21 references a publication by Pfannenstiel and Wendt which indicates <br />shrub establishment on reclaimed areas may be enhanced by replacing lesser thicknesses <br />of topsoil. Since revegetation plans for Yoast include establishment of shrub islands, the <br />