REV07622

• Permit No: C1982057
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/8/1999
• Doc Name: SENECA COAL CO SENECA II-W MINE PN C-82-057 TR33 FOR PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES II-W SOUH EX
• From: SENECA COAL CO
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: TR33
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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June 7, 1999
Ms. Sandra Brown
Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology
1313 Sherrnan Street -Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
[phone]
RECEIVED
JUN 0 819
Division of Minerals 8 Geology
Re: Seneca Coal Company -Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-82-057), Technical Revision (TR-33)
for Preliminary Development Activities Associated with the II-W South Extension Area
Dear Ms. Brown:
With this transmittal, Seneca Coal Company (SCC) respectfully requests approval of a Technical
Revision (TR-33) to the existing approved permit for the Seneca II-W Mine. The proposed Technical
Revision involves modification of the mining and reclamation plans contained in the approved permit
document to reflex preliminary development activities associated with the II-W South Extension
Area. This Technical Revision application consists of this transmittal letter which outlines the .
proposed activities and provides supporting rationale, a completed Technical Revision Application
Form, Instructions for Document Review and Insertion of Revisions, the Proposed Public Notice,
and appropriate revised permit materials for replacement or insertion in the peraut document.
As you aze aware, SCC submitted a Peraut Revision (PR-02) Application addressing all aspects of the
proposed future mining and reclamation activities for the II-W South Extension Area on September
14, 1998. The Division of Minerals & Geology (DMG) has provided SCC with several Technical
Adequacy comments since the original submittal. Based on SCC's review of the DMG's Technical
Adequacy comments, your recent site visit, and our discussion of the outstanding issues under the
Persnit Revision Application, it appears that resolution of outstanding issues, approval of the pending
Permit Revision Application, and the subsequent public comment period may extend into late sunvner
or early fall of this year.
As previously discussed with the Division, SCC will utilize the mechanism of this Technical Revision
Application in order to comply with the landowners request to have Pond O15 constructed prior to
September 1. We aze requesting approval of the following preliminary development activities which
will facilitate continuous ongoing operations until such time as the pending Permit Revision (PR02)
Application can be approved:
• Construction of Sedimentation Pond 15 and associated ditches and drainage structures to
provide drainage and sediment control for the preliminary development azeas and future
mine development
• Topsoil stripping and direct haul back of this material to reclaimed portions of the "A"
Pit.
Seneca Coal Company • P.O. Drewer D • Hayden, Colorado 61639
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