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Introduction
<br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (the
<br />Division) for the Foidel Creek Mine (C-82-056). This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to
<br />approve the permit renewal No, 4 application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the
<br />permit application, a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description of the
<br />mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required
<br />by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of
<br />compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal
<br />Mining.
<br />The Division received an application for a permit renewal to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation
<br />operations at the Foidel Creek Mine. The application was submitted by Twentymile Coal Company on
<br />November 25, 2002.
<br />The mine is operated by Twentymile Coal Company. The mine is located on Federal, state and private
<br />lands within Routt County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the permit area is:
<br />Township 4 North, Rance 86 West
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<br />Townshin 5 North, Range 86 West
<br />Sections 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 All
<br />W'/z S W'/a Section I
<br />S%z, NE'/o Section 2
<br />SE'/z SE'/a, SW'/a Section 3
<br />S%z, N W %a, S% NE %n, N W'/a NE%a Section 4
<br />SE'/a, E%z NE'/a, SW'/a NE'/a Section 6
<br />S%z, NE'/o, E'/z NWY< Section 7
<br />N%z, SW'/< Section 24
<br />N%z NW%, NW% S%z NW%< Section 25
<br />N%z, SW'/a Section 26
<br />W %z, W %z E%z, NE'/< NE'/< Section 33
<br />Townshin 6 North, Range 86 West
<br />S''/z Section 32
<br />W'/z SW'/a, SE'/a SW'/<Section 33
<br />Township 5 North. Ranee 87 West
<br />S%z Section 13
<br />SE'/<, EYz SW'/e Section 22
<br />Sections 23, 24, 25, 26 All
<br />E%z, E%z NW'/<, E%z SW'/o Section 27
<br />E%z NE'/, Section 34
<br />NY2 Section 35
<br />N''/z Section 36
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