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Section I -History of Site The Edna Mine is located in Routt County approximately five miles northwest of Oak Creek. The permit area covers 3428.5 acres of which 1292.9 acres were affected. Mining ceased in December, 1995 and final reclamation of the Edna Mine occurred in 1996. In 1996, the permanent revegetation seed mix was planted on 424.4 total acres which included the Moffat Area (150.5 acres), facilities and haul roads (88.3 acres), and the West Ridge Area (185.6 acres). As stated in the P&M 1997 Annual Reclamation Report submitted to DMG on January 30, 1998, the bond liability period for those areas reclaimed in 1996 began on January 1, 1997. The total acreage seeded by P&IvI at the Edna Mine was 1111.1 acres. Retained roads and facilities cover 76 acres and 105.8 acres of land considered affected was never disturbed. Facilities and structures approved for final retention to support alivestock/ranching operation, the post mining land use, include: the [tuck bam, bath house and shop/maintenance building in the upper facility area; the Center Ridge Pond, the West Ridge Pond, the south collection ditch and the Moffat Pond. Skyline Drive, the West Ridge Road, the Lower Moffat Road and the North Access Road have been approved as permanent roads. Along the Oak Creek drainage, the Goat Trail and lower facility area are considered commercial property. The lower facility area will be used by a local utility company for equipment storage. The hillslope and Goat Trail will be used for construction, access and maintenance of power transmission lines. The surface a~d ownership is predominantly private with 344 acres of Federal land adrninistered~he Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Coal resources are also mostly privately held with 358 acres of Federal coal leased by the BLM. The initial permit, Permit No. C-80-001, was issued on November 16, 1981. This permit has been renewed every five years since then. On Mazch 8, 1996 P&M Coal Company submitted Permit Renewal Application No. 3 for the fourth five-year permit term. The permit renewal was issued on October 16, 1997 with one stipulation. The fourth permit term will expire on November 16, 2001. Since P&M Coal Company submitted their last permit renewal, the following minor revisions (MR) and technical revisions (TR) have been approved for Permit No. C-80- OOI. MR-36 Permitted acreage numbers were revised and updated. Approved May 21, 1998. MR-37 The surface and mineral ownership information and maps were updated. Approved October 14, 1998. TR-37 Support facilities were approved for permanent retention and include the upper shop/maintenance building, the truck barn and bath house. The upper shop area, the lower facility area and the Edna Mine Permit No. C-80-OOl Midterm Review 2 June 7. 1999