GENERAL39495

• Permit No: C1982055
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 1/12/1996
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for SL4
• From: Phase I/II/III Santa Fe Loadouts No. 1 & 2
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

INTRODUCTION
This document is the approval package proposed by the Colorado Division of Minerals and
Geology (Division) for the complete Phase I, II and III release of reclamation liability and
reclamation bond for the Santa Fe Loadouts No. 1 and 2 permitted under the Raton Creek
Mine, Permit No. C-82-055. This package contains three para. These include: 1) a
summary of the review process history; 2) written findings of the Division regarding
compliance with the requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act
34-33-101 et. seq., C. R. S. 1973 as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
and 3) the final proposed decisions to approve the request for Phase I, II and III bond
release.
Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and Regulations of
the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All rules referenced within
this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining
and reclamation operation can be found in the permit application on file at the Division,
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203, and at the mine site located
approximately three miles south of Trinidad. Access to the records at the mine site may be
arranged by contacting Mr. A.J. Iuppa, 9580 County Road 69.3, Trinidad, CO 81082.
SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS
Energy Fuels Mining Company, the operator and permittee of the Raton Creek Mine,
applied for Phase I, II and III bond release for the Santa Fe Loadouts No. 1 and 2 under
the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. A request for Phase I, II and III bond
release represents a release of 100 percent of the reclamation liability bond. The Division
holds a bond in the amount of $205,831.00 for reclamation activities remaining for the
Raton Creek Mine site and the Santa Fe No. 1 and 2 Loadouts. This bond consists of two
corporate sureties drawn off of National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, No. 13-20-17, in the amount of $204,524.00, and No. 13-20-18, in the amount
of $1,307.00
The Division approved a Phase I, II and iII bond release for reclamation of the Burlington
Northern Loadout, on February 28, 1994, in the amount of $7,807.00. The Division
approved a Phase I liability release for backfill and grading at the Raton Creek Mine site
on April 7, 1995. Due to projected costs associated with remaining reclamation work to be
performed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, no monies were released as
per Rule 3.03.1(3)(d), for the mine site Phase I release. On September 5, 1995, the Division
approved a reduction in bond, pursuant to Rule 3.02.2(5), in the amount of $17,750.00 for
the retention of specific structures located on the mine site (Technical Revision No. 19).
At the time of this findings, Energy Fuels Mining Company has not submitted a rider to
reduce the bond by $17,750.00. The reclamation liability assessed for all remaining
reclamation activities at the mine site and Sania Fe Loadouts is $169,717.00 prior to the
release of liability associated with the Santa Fe Loadouts No. 1 and 2. The current bond
amount apportioned for reclamation of the Santa Fe Loadouts No. 1 and 2 is $8,963.00.