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E~~.4 <br />S Coal company <br />Seneca Coal Company <br />August 7, 2002 <br />Mr. Mike Boulay <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203-2273 <br />(303) 866-3567 <br />Re: Yoast Mine Permit C-94-082 <br />Minor Revision 17 (MR-17) <br />~iECE1VED <br />AUG 0 9 2002 <br />Division of Minerals and GeofoBY <br />Dear Mr. Boulay, <br />Enclosed please find three (3) copies of an application for Minor Revision (MR-17) to the Yoast Mine <br />Permit C-94-082. This minor revision requests approval for the construction of a temporary access road <br />and approval Lo drill two (2) coal exploration drill holes. <br />The temporary access road would be utilized to facilitate removal of sediment from Pond 010. Based on <br />guidelines and design, the sediment pond must have sediment removed periodically in order to function as <br />required. Therefore, based on visual inspection, the dme has come to remove sediment from Pond 010 in <br />order to maintain sufficient volume for water storage and handling. <br />The proposed location is within the currently pemutted disturbance boundary for the Yoast Mine, <br />however, any topsoil encountered along the proposed alignment will be salvaged for use in reclaiming the <br />road. Attached is Exhibit 13-11.6, Pond 010 Temporary Access Road, indicating the proposed location, <br />typical cross-section, and vertical profile of the temporary road. <br />Seneca also requests approval to drill two (2) exploration drill holes outside of the active mining area. The <br />purpose of these two holes is to verify and/or determine the presence and continuity of select coal seams <br />and to recover core samples for sampling and characterization. <br />The currently approved bond amount for fhe Yoast Mine is $4,308,467, however there is $4,600,000 held <br />by the Division. Therefore there is sufficient funds in the current bond to cover the limited additional <br />disturbance requested in this Minor Revision. <br />Enclosed are the requued application form, insertion instmctions, and the revised/updated text. Should <br />you or any other member of the Division have questions regarding this information, please do not hesitate <br />to contact me @ (970) 276-5106. <br />Since n <br />R ~ert J. SheJly1m~"gn,1\P.E., P.G. <br />Engineering Manager <br />Seneca Coal Company <br />enclosure(s) <br />cc: John Husband (BLM) <br />Carl Johnston (OSMRE) <br />Seneca Coal Company • P.O. Box 670 • Hayden, Colorado 81639 <br />Telephone (970) 276-3707 • FAX (970) 276-3014 <br />v: u'a/re..sn GW rm/.~rz/~uxrz m~.eedm.ys~.,,. <br />eis/ozm <br />