PUBLIC NOTICE i
<br />Seneca Coal Companv, 37796 Routt County Road
<br />53, P.O. Box 670, Haytlen, Coloratlo 81639, (CDMG
<br />Permit No. C-80-0175, approvatl September 23, 1981)
<br />is requesting release or bond Ilabiliry on 259.1 re-
<br />Waimetl acres of Pre-Law area curtently within the
<br />permit bountlary ffi the Seneca II MIO0. Surety
<br />bonds in the anaunt o/ $1,491,736 are cwrenYly in
<br />place M which $1,183,]94 is being requested for re-
<br />lease. The approved reclamation plan can De re-
<br />viewetl in its entirety in the Seneca II Mine Perini[ Ap-
<br />plication Package located in the Haytlen Public Li-
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<br />brary Hayden, Colorado - - -
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<br />AN affected lands withn Seneca II Mine fall withn TSN Re7W
<br />pre-law, interim program and permanent program '
<br />categories. The regulatory programs are identified Section 1:All
<br />a5 follows;
<br /> Section 2NI
<br />"Mined poor to August 3, 19]]. (Pre-Law)
<br /> Section 3:POrtions of PhE'h
<br />"Mined end reclaimetl after August 3, 1977 and prior
<br />to May 3, 1978. Secticn 11:NE%, NYNNP/, SE%NW`/., NEWSE'F,
<br /> Portions of SE'/.SEY., antl NWy.SEYa
<br />"Minetl antl redaimetl after May 3, 1978 end prior to
<br />the approval of the applicable regulatory program or Section 12:A11
<br />issuance of the permanent program permit
<br />(September 23, 1981). (Interim Program) Section 13:N'hN'hNYz
<br />"Minetl and reclaimed after September 23, 1981.
<br />(Permanent Prpg2m)
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<br />For the purposes of this Bond Release request, only - T6N R8]W
<br />Me lands mined poor ro August 3, 1977 (Pre-Lawj Section 2]:Portions of SEY.SWY., SWy.SW9.
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<br />are indutled. The Coloratlo Division of Reclamation, ,
<br />SWY.SEY., and SP/.SE%
<br />Mining and Safety previously releasetl Phase Iliabiliry ,
<br />on the atljacent lands permittetl under [he SMCRA Section 3P:EY:E;4, NWMNE'h, Portions of NE'/nNW%, '
<br />permanent progam. antl SWY.NE'/.
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<br />The following is a beef summary of the Pre-Law area Section 35:W4:, WYhE'h, Portions of SE$NEV.
<br />antl
<br />reclamation that was completed. Backfilling antl - ,
<br />~ PhSEy.
<br />gratling was conducted beginning in 1972 end was
<br />completed poor to August 3, 19]]. The ralodty M Section 36:POrtions of S'hSye
<br />the gratling work was pedormetl with dozers antl
<br />motor gratlers. In Some cases grading was done TSN R86W
<br />with scrapers antl tlraglmes. All areas affected by
<br />the surface mining operations, ezcep[ as specifically Section 6:W%W'hSWY.
<br />exempted by the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining antl Safety, were regratletl on a timely basis SecfiDn 7:W'kNW'/.NWti, NwSW'HNW'b
<br />to a stable configuration that conformetl with the ap-
<br />provetl ecamation plan antl postmining lamtl use y~ ~. All west of Me 6M Poncpal Meridian, totaling ap-
<br />(lives[ock grazing and wiltllife habitat). For the most j° proximately 3,457 acres. The actual bontl release
<br />part, grading ores done abng contour to a5o mbN- ~ ~ area (259.1 acres) is situated in Sections 34 and 35
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<br />mite erosion. Any time operations were conducted ,
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<br />on steep elopes loot coultl presem safely co0cem4
<br />to the operators, then gratling was done in a direc- ~ The USG$ ].5 Minute OuaMangk Maps for Milner
<br />lion other than parallel to contour. and Mt Hams co0tain the tlescribetl affectetl area. A
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<br />~ - copy of fhe Seneca II Mine Phase I eontl Release ap-
<br />The Seneca II Mine is loca[etl approximately nine (9)
<br />T~ plica6on is available for public inspection at the Hay-
<br />miles southeast of Haytlen, Colorado. the specific - tlen Public Library, 201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Haytlen,
<br />area (259.1 acres) to which this bond release request Colorado 81639. Written comments w objectbns w
<br />applies is inclutletl within the Permit Area lacatetl as requests for public hearing or informal conference
<br /> corlcerniry this application may be submilteq to,and
<br /> atlditicnal information obtainetl from, the Coloratlo
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<br />" Division of Reclamation, Mining antl Safety, 1313
<br /> Sherman Streeq Room 215, Denver, Coloratlo
<br /> 80203-22]3, (303j 1366-356]. Comments must be
<br /> receivetl within 30 days ci Ne IasY publication of [his
<br /> notice or within 3D tlays of the onsite inspection,
<br />r - whichever is later.
<br /> The mailing atltlress for Seneca II Mine Is:
<br />' ~~ ~ - Seneca Coal Company
<br />„T~ -y ~ _ Ma Roy Ham
<br /> Reclamation Manager
<br /> P.O. Box 670
<br /> Haytlen, CO 81639
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<br /> First Publication Date: July 01, 2007
<br />. ~: Last Publication pate: Juty 22, 2007
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