ENFORCE27014

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 2/19/1997
• Doc Name: MEMO RECOMMENDATION TO VACATE NOV C-96-018 ISSUED TO SENECA COAL CO YOAST MINE C-94-082
• From: DMG
• To: MIKE LONG
• Violation No.: CV1996018
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman SL, Room 215
Denver. Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FA%:13031 83?-8106
MEMO
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DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Governor
lames S Lochhead
Exec Wive Director
TO: Mr. Mike Long '.e
FROM: James McArdle 9w~r
DATE: February 19, 1997
RE: Recommendation to Vacate
Coal Company, Yoast Mine
Michael B. Long
Division Director
NOV C-96-018 issued to Seneca
Permit C-94-082
NOV C-96-018 was issued to Seneca Coal Company by Erica Crosby on
11-26-96. It was issued for failure to conduct mining operations
within the permit area and implementing a revision prior to DMG
approval. The nature of the violation was a cut 1000 feet long, 20
feet wide and 30 feet high adjacent to Routt County Road 27a (RCR),
and related fill work to widen RCR 27 which was within the
footprint of TR-03.
An Assessment Conference was held at the Division's office on
February 19, 1997. In attendance at the conference, in addition to
me, was Mr. Michael Altavilla and Mr. Charles B. McCulloh of Seneca
Coal Company, Ms. Erica Crosby and Mr. James Burnell of the
Division of Minerals and Geology Mr. Mitch Rollings of the Office
of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement.
Testimony was given by Ms. Crosby and Mr. Altavilla on this two
part NOV. Ms. Crosby provided location maps, slides and narrative
regarding road widening activities associated with driving a Seneca
Coal Company dragline from the Seneca II Mine to the Yoast Mine.
RCR 27a was widened using heaving equipment and blasting resulting
in the moving of approximately 10,000 cubic yards. This material
was placed adjacent to RCR 27 at the intersection of the Yoast Mine
Haul Road. The site where material was deposited was included in
Technical Revision-03.
Mr. Michael Altavilla provided testimony for Senaca Coal Company.
He explained in detail discussions that Senaca had with both the
Division and the County. The operator submitted a Technical
Revision to construct a bypass road between RCR 27 and the Yoast
Mine Haul Road. This bypass road would have affected a stock pond
and previously undisturbed private property. The bypass was for
the purpose of reducing public vehicle delays on RCR 27 and 27a
during the moving of the dragline. The Technical Revision also
detailed another temporary bypass to allow the dragline to travel