GENERAL38445

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 5/13/2002
• Doc Name: MINE PLAN DECISION LETTERS OF CONCURRENCE TO STATE PERMIT
• Permit Index Doc Type: Other Permits
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Mining Plan Approval Document No. CO-0026
Page 1 of 3
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
This mining plan approval document is issued by the United States
of America to:
Grand Valley Coal Company
P.O. Box 70
Loma, Colorado 81524-0070
for the McClane Canyon Mine mining plan for Federal leases
C-0125437, C-0125515, and C-0125439 subject to the following
conditions. Grand Valley Coal Company is hereinafter referred to
as the operator.
1. Statutes and Regulations.--This mining plan approval is
issued pursuant to Federal leases C-0125437, C-0125515, and
C-0125439; the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30
U.S.C. 181 et sea.); and in the case of acquired lands, the
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended
(30 U.S.C. 351 et seg.). 'This mining plan approval is
• subject to all applicable regulations of the Secretary of
the Interior which are now or hereafter in force; and all
such regulations are made a part hereof. The operator shall
comply with the provisions of the Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1151 et sec.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401 et seg.), and other applicable Federal laws.
2. This document approves the McClane Canyon Mine mining plan
for Federal leases C-0125437, C-0125515, and C-0125439, and
authorizes coal development or mining operations on the
Federal leases within the area of mining plan approval.
This authorization is not valid beyond
Township 7 South. Rance 102 West. 6th Prime Meridian
Sec. 15 All
Sec. 16 E1/2
Sec. 21 E1/2, E1/2W1/2, SW1/4NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4
Sec. 22 N1/2, N1/2S1/2
Sec. 27 N1/2
Sec. 28 NW1/4NE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4
as shown on the map appended hereto as Attachment A.
3. The operator shall conduct coal development and mining
operations only as described in the complete permit
application package, and approved by the Colorado Division
of Minerals and Geology, except as otherwise directed in the
conditions of this mining plan approval.