Laserfiche WebLink
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: 13031866-3567 <br />FA%:(303)832-8106 <br />DATE: December 17, 1992 <br />TO: Steve Renner <br />MEMO <br />FROM: Susan Morrison <br />RE: 1992 Coal Reclamation Awards <br />Large Surface Mine <br />Seneca II-W Mine <br />oF' cow <br />s~ <br />~° <br />+•~ (K . <br />resml'. <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />Michael B. long <br />Divinon Director <br />I nominate Peabody Western Coal Company, operator of the Seneca II-W Mine, for a CMA <br />award in the large surface mine category. The site has undergone a great deal of expansion <br />this past year, including the construction of two ponds, the opening of the north mining area, <br />and the construction of Haul Road G. <br />ComRiance <br />No Notices of Violation were issued at the Seneca II-W Mine during 1992. <br />Mining,/Reclamation Activities <br />Peabody did an outstanding job in permitting and constructing Haul Road G and Pond 005. <br />The structures were initially designed and included in a permit revision applied for in 1991. <br />The Division reviewed the designs and asked that Peabody investigate potential stability <br />problems with the azea in which the structures were to be built. Peabody consulted with two <br />geologic engineering firms who studied the construction area and produced maps depicting its <br />geomorphology. Peabody then redesigned and relocated the proposed road and pond to more <br />stable locations. Peabody has also installed survey stakes and has developed a thorough <br />stability monitoring program for the haul road cuts and fills and pond embankment. <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />During construction of the pond, a great deal of attention was given to preservation of the <br />aesthetic qualities of the area. Vegetation and topsoil were not stripped far beyond the <br />disturbance azeas. Though it might well have made operations more efficient to completely <br />