REV103038

• Permit No: C1981071
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 9/14/1994
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Type & Sequence: MT3
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

In conjunction with the previously approved TEA, an addendum was
prepared in response to a technical revision (dated September,
1985) to the permit. The addendum updated the status of the
operation and documented compliance with the Act. For
administrative purposes, the Division subsequently issued Permit
No. C-81-071 to CYCC for Eckman Park, Mine 1, and Mine 2.
The operator changed from Energy Fuels Corporation to Colorado
Yampa Coal Company during November, 1981. On May is, 1983, the
Foidel Creek Mine was added to Permit No. 79-177, and on July 29,
1983 the underground and surface facilities were split into two
separate permits. Twenty Mile Coal Company assumed responsibility
for the Foidel Creek Mine and Colorado Yampa Coal Company retained
responsibility for the surface operations. On May 3, 1986, a
succession of operator occurred which transferred responsibility
for the surface operations (C-81-071) from Colorado Yampa Coal
Company, a subsidiary of Getty Coal Company, to Colorado Yampa Coal
Company, a subsidiary of Cyprus Western Coal Company.
The` Permit No. C-81-071 expired December 14, 1986, and the
subsequent renewal (RN-O1) resulted in a new permit being issued,
with the issuance date set at December 14, 1987. This was an
error. The date of issuance should have been set at December 14.
1986 corresponding to an expiration date of December 14. 1991 not
December 14, 1992. This error was corrected during Permit Renewal
~2 (RN-02) by back-dating the second permit renewal to December 14,
1991. Therefore the midterm of the 5 year permit is June 14, 1994.
Since RN-02, no mining or significant reclamation has been done.
All disturbed areas associated with this permit have been reclaimed
with the exception of approximately 5 acres at the location where
the Marion dragline is parked. This dragline has been recently
sold and should be removed from the permit area in approximately
one year. The mine remains in active status, though all coal has
been mined and reclamation activities are minimal. Ongoing
operations are mainly environmental monitoring and bond release
activities.
Section II - Revisions to the Permit
Permit Revision Summary
No. TOA1C Decision Date
PR1 Little Middle Creek Withdrawn 09/13/89
PR2 Postmining topography modification
and channel repair Approved 07/30/87
PR3 Alternate Post-mining Land-use Approved 06/29/93
Technical Revision Summarv