REV90801

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 4/7/2005
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DMG
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: PR2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Departrnent of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
April 7, 2005
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: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994082)
Permit Revision Application No. 2 (PR-2)
Dear Sir or Madam:
COLORADO
DIVISION O F
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
0.ECUNATION•NINING
EAFETY•ECIENCE
Bill Owens
Govemar
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natual Resource Trustee
The Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 7, 2005, an application to revise coal
mining operations at the Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment
periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
This Permit Revision updates the life-of--mine plan for the Yoast operation, and contains modifications to the
mining, reclamation and associated plan and acreages for the remaining life-of-operation. Several factors and
other internal considerations have resulted in a corporate decision by Peabody Energy to cease coal production at
the Yoast mine in eazly 2006. This Permit Revision is a result of this decision, and addresses the revised mining
plan and the revised backfilling and grading schedule. The operator is proposing an overall reduction in disturbed
area and affected azea acres.
The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The
permit azea is further described as follows:
T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32
TSN, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 2Q 29, 30
Mt. Harris & Dunckley
The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Mount Harris and
Dunckley.
In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted to the Division of
Minerals and Geology at the above address by 5:00 p.m. on June 6, 2005. If no comments are received by this
date, we will proceed on the assumption that your agency has no concerns with or objections to the applicanPs
proposal.
Otfice of Office of Colorado
Mined Land Reclamation Active and InaRive Mines Geological survey