REV106255

• Permit No: C1981013
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/7/1999
• Doc Name: REQUEST FOR AVS CHECKS
• Type & Sequence: RN3
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

.03 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION
OPERATIONS
2.03.1 Objectives
The purpose of this section is to ensure that the Division receives all relevant information required on
surface ownership, coal ownership and the compliance history and status of BRI for continues coal mining
operations at the Golden Eagle Mine. This information is provided in the following sections to ans+ver
each specific question with regard to continued operations.
2.03.2 Responsibilities
A written application is included in this permit application under which BRI will continue mining
operations at its Golden Eagle Mine. The following application provides the required information and its
location within this Document for conducting coal mining in Colorado.
2.03.3 Format and Suoplemen[al Information
Additional information, which has been utilized by BRI to support the baseline data and other operating
data, is included in the text and presented in the Exhibits potion of this application. Data, which has been
taken from the various reports, analyses, and other reference material, is shown on the Maps and within the
application for which this information was developed.
Numerous analyses of the soils, overburden, underburden, coal, and surface and ground water have been
completed by BRI. Analytical work of each of these materials was primarily done by CT&E of Golden,
Colorado and Core Laboratories of Aurora, Colorado. Laboratory procedures for testing the overburden,
soils, and water comply with standard EPA and USGS procedures for the various required constituent
analyses.
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- The supporting information and technical data supplied by various individuals and companies, as sho+vn in
the Exhibits portion of this application, are also listed in Table 1, Organizations Supplying Technical and
S upp I emental Information.
BRI filed five (5) copies of this complete permit application with original signatures. Each application
contains text addressing the appropriate Rules, and Exhibits and Maps, which support the explanation,
required in the text portion.
2.03.4 Identification of Interests
(1) & (2) The permit applicant for the Golden Eagle Mine is Basin Resources, Inc. (BRI), a Colorado
corporation, located at 14300 Highway 12, Weston, Colorado 81091; telephone number [phone].
The Golden Eagle Mine is located approximately 6 miles west of Weston, Colorado. All permit
information, as well as compliance information. is at the Mine Office, 14300 Highway 12. Weston,
Colorado 8]091; telephone number (7}9) 868-2761. BRI's Employer Identification Number is 74-
1959458.
Map 1, Surface Ownership and•Map 2; Ccsal Ownership show all legal and equitable owners of record of
the coal mined and all affected surface above the underground mining activities.
There are no purchasers of record under a real estate contract for property overlying areas which BRI's
mining activities will affect duriogthe five (5) year permit term. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
(RMEF) has acquired an option to purchase lands including the permit and disturbance areas South of
Highway 12. Access to these areas will be retained by BRI though an exclusive use leaseback agreement.
2.03-I (Revised TR-50 - 9118/1998)