GENERAL31616

• Permit No: C1981020
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 3/10/1993
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION & FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE FOR RN2
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Summary of
The Permit Review History,
The Description of the Environment
and
The Mining and Reclamation Plan
Salt Creek Mining Company applied for a permit under the Colorado Surface Coal
Mining Reclamation Act to mine Federal coal at the Munger Canyon Mine. The
Grand Valley Coal Company succeeded to the rights of the permit application it
February 1993. The mine is located in Garfield County, Colorado,
approximately 20 miles north of Loma on Colorado Highway 139 in Sections 21,
27, 28, 29, 32, 33 and 34 of Township 7 South, Range lOZ West, and Sections 2,
3 and 4 of Township 8 South, Range 102 West. The operator leases a rail
loadout at the town of Loma from the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
The loadout lies within Section 3, Township 1 North, Range 3 West of the Ute
P.M., and Section 34, Township 2 North, Range 3 West of the Ute P.M.
Total 30 year life-of-mine production is projected to be 61,183,000 tons.
Annual production from the Munger Canyon Mine is estimated to be 149,000 tons
in the first year increasing to 897,000 tons in the fifth year of production.
Ownership of the coal is 100 percent Federal.
The permit area currently encompasses 1048.87 acres. The affected area
comprises approximately 548 acres. Following construction of all surface
facilities associated with the initial permit, the disturbance will be 35
acres. Once the central facilities area, coal processing waste disposal area
and interconnecting haul road and conveyor system are installed, the disturbed
area will be increased by 87 acres to a total disturbed area of 122 acres.
Permit Review History
The Munger Canyon Mine was permitted under the interim program on July 24,
1978 (Permit No. 78-57). Sheridan Enterprises, Inc. submitted an application
for a new permit on December 12, 1980 pursuant to Section 34-33-109 of the Act.
During permit application review, a joint venture company was formed to
develop the mine. This company was known as Salt Creek Mining Company and was
a subsidiary of Sheridan Enterprises and Colorado-Ute Electric Association.
Permanent program approval was granted when the operation was permitted on
January 12, 1983. The Munger Canyon Mine has been under temporary cessation
since January l7, 1984. On June 27, 1984, Salt Creek Mining Company applied
for a revision to the permit to construct a central facilities area, coal
processing waste embankment and interconnecting haul road and conveyor
system. The revision to construct a central facilities area was approved on
September 24, 1985. No construction has begun on the central facilities area.
On July 13, 1992 Salt Creek Mining Company submitted an appliction for renewal
of a valid, existing permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. On July 23,
1992, the Division determined that the application was incomplete.
On November 3, 1992 Salt Creek Mining Company submitted information enabling
the Division to deem the renewal application complete. On November 13, 1992
Salt Creek Mining Company submitted an application for a transfer and
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