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Summary of Permit C-81-044 <br />History of Permit C-81-044 <br />The following table summazizes the history of Permit C-81-044. <br />Table 1- Summar of Histor of Permit C-81-044 <br />Date Permit Action <br />1936 Coal mining begins in vicinity of Eagle Mines. <br />Early 1970s Present operations begin with underground mining at No. 5 Mine. <br />1974 OPen Mining Permit No. 41 issued for surface mining in Williams Fork <br /> Stri Pit. <br /> Eagle No. 9 Mine granted Permit No. 76-7 U.G. under C.R.S. 1973, 34- <br />3/77 32-101 et se ., as amended. <br />3/80 Permit No. 79-170 issued for Eagle No. 5 and No. 9 Mines <br /> First part of original C-81-044 permit application submitted by Empire <br />2/17/81 Energy Corporation for compliance with Colorado's permanent <br /> regulatory program covering existing operations of No. 5 and No. 9 <br /> Mines. <br /> Second part of original C-81-044 application submitted as addendum <br />8/14/8] covering newly issued federal lease, the Empire Tntct. Lease covered <br /> eastward expansion of No. ~ Mine, increasing permit area by 68I acres <br /> with no new surface facilities. <br /> Third pan of original C-81-044 application subtnitt:ed proposing 1,552- <br /> acre increase to permit azea and an amended plan for the No. 9 Mine. No <br />4/14/82 new surface facilities were proposed. Final proposed permit acreage was <br /> 5,397 acres. <br /> Permit revision application submitted for consolidating information from <br />12/82 three previous submittals into single permit applicrtion document, and <br /> for additional minin in No. 5 and in No. 9 Mines. <br />9/2/83 Permit revision granted for consolidated information and for additional <br /> minin in No. 5 Mine, but not for additional minin in No. 9. <br />4/9/84 A royal ranted to conduct additional mining in No. 9 Mine. <br /> Permit Revision application PR-O1 submitted for changes in operations: <br /> implementation of longwall system, addition of SA portal, approximate <br /> 430-acre increase in permit area (Utah Tract), and opening a new mine, <br />4/30/87 the No. 6 Mine (in the E seam, to be accessed through the SA portal). <br /> Permit acreage increased from 6,176 acres to 6,820 acres. Surface <br /> disturbance remained at 375 acres. No further mining in P seam as No. 9 <br /> Mine had been sealed. <br />1/9/88 Permit Renewal RN-01 approved with operator change from Empire <br /> Ener Co . to C rus Em ire Co <br />2/20/90 Bond release a roved for the 20-acts; town loadout in Craig. ~ <br />