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~ I, ~Y <br />~~' i <br />" ~ - <br />~, „~, ~ .,„k ~., <br />- -- <br />United States Department of <br />GEOL.n(:IG\I. SL'FLl'~\' <br />ao~ ?sale BLS. 0 <br />UEN\'ER FEDER,\l. CE\TER <br />DE:\l'ER. COLOR.ID() 80'?_3 <br />Revie~r of Mine Plan dated December 10, 1980 <br />Ohio Creek Coal Mine, Castelton <br />Ohio Creek No. 2 Mine <br />Coal Lease C-069942 <br />Gunnison County, Colorado <br />Lessee Information <br /> <br />the Interior <br />C-069942 <br />February 18, 1981 <br />Kane: Chip Creek Coal Mine, Castelton <br />Address (local): Ohio Creek - <br />North of Gunnison, Colorado 81230 <br />Address (general offices): 117 South Eighth Street <br />Gunnison, Colorado 81230 <br />Ghio Creek No. 2 mine is locate3 nest Chio Creek Read <br />t approximately 18 miles northwest of Gunnison, Gunnison County, <br />' Colorado. Federal coal lease C-06942 involves approximately 80 <br />__ acres and was issue3 April 1, 1962. <br />Leca1 and Historic Desciotion <br />Ohio Creek No. 2 Coll Mine has the following location: T. 15 S., <br />R. 86 W., 6th P.M., sec. 16: S 1/2 of Lots 1 and 2, and <br />SW 1/4 Nv 1/4. <br />"Coal lease C-069942 was issued to the Nu-Hine Call Cac~any <br />April 1, 1962 for 82 aces, location T. 15 S., R. 86 W., sec. 4. <br />Nua;ine Coal Canvany lock assigri:ent ci lease D-036217, effective <br />A?ril 1, 1966, and tie lease was consolidate3 with C-069942'at <br />t'~al effective date, ~:ith C-06=342 as the surviving lease. <br />Nu~~Iine relinquisher rzrt o2 the lease lands February 1, 1?71 and <br />assigner the renaming lanes to Henry L. weaver effective July 1, <br />1968." (Ervircr:nental ?ralvsis, U.S De?artment of the Interior, <br />Caolcgical Survey, Aut:or: Archie Garver, January L0, 1978.) <br />Cesciotion of Existing ~virornent <br />Tnere are three beds that occur in the Me;averde c-or:nation. 'rile <br />lowest bed being the `to. 1 bed that is icncna3iately acave the <br />Rollins Sandstone. '?he only minable bed is the No. 2, and the <br />thickness varies fran a to 7 fe_t. 'Itie No.~2 bed regionally dins <br />3 degrees northwest fran the uplift. <br />Imnediate roof rode varies Eran soft shales to carbonaceous silty <br />sandstones. The floor rode is primarily made of shale. :`.~e No. 2 <br />bag contains pony bands var~inq fran 1/2 inth to 12 inches and <br />~h 15 ~ is cons idern'1 t'~ Fn hi,~Ft •.nl.~, i.ln: tii'~""t n.. •.; nr«i ~;~'~ ~ <br />r <br />