GENERAL31689

• Permit No: C1984065
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 1/14/1997
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION & FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE FOR RN3
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

WTIH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OP THE STATE OF COLORADO, AND THAT n' IS AUTHORITP,D TO COhIDUCT
f1S AFFAIRS AND TRANSACr BUS[NPSS WiIH1N THE SPATE.
All other stipulations previously placed on the permit approval have been resolved.
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The Review Process
The germittee, NCIG Financial, Inc. (NCIG), was notified by the Division on January 9,
1996, of the need to apply for renewal of the existing Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine permit. A
renewal application was then filed by the permittee on March 25, 1996. The applicant
published notice of the application for permit renewal for four consecutive weeks in the
Glenwood Post, beginning May 15, 1496. The Division notified the applicant of adequacy
concerns related to the permit renewal in a letter dated June 24, 1996. These concerns were
addressed by a technical revision to the permit (TR-13). The TR-13 application was
submitted to the Division on July 22, 199b, and approved on January 2, 1997. The Applicant
Violator System was queried and approval for issuance given on June 6, 1996, and
October 4, 1996. Including TR-13, there have been four technical revisions to this permit
since it was last reviewed on November 17, 1992. Technical Revision No. 10, approved on
April 25, 1994, addressed details of the reclamation plan. The May 12, 1995 approval of
Technical Revision No. 11 eliminated ground water monitoring, eliminating Stipulation No.
3. Technical Revision No. 12, approved August 7, 1995, addressed details of the reclamation
plan as part of a Phase I bond release request.
There was a request, in a letter dated June 25, 1996, for an informal conference regarding
renewal of the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine. The requestor questioned the applicant's need to
renew the permit since mining activities had ceased. The Division responded with a letter
explaining the necessity of a permit renewal as defined in Section Rule 2.08.5 of the Rules.
The letter of explanation indicated the requestor was still entitled to an informal conference,
if one was requested, regarding the renewal. No response to the letter was received. A
letter was also received from the Colorado Historical Society stating that they have no
concerns regarding the renewal. No other comments were received.
The progress of this mining operation was halted after digging two portals (Portal No. 1 and
Portal No. 2) approximately 500 feet into the hillside. No coal was ever mined. Since
reclamation of the operation has been accomplished, Stipulations No. 16, 21, and 24 have
been terminated with this renewal. These stipulations pertained to portions of the proposed
operations plan, and are no longer relevant since the site has been reclaimed. Stipulations
No. 19 and 23 (revegetation success and standards) were also terminated with the January
2, 1997 approval of Technical Revision No. 13.
Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine 3 Permit Renewal No. 3