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Introduction <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Minerals and <br />Geology (the Division) for the Seneca II-W Mine. This document includes: 1) the proposed <br />decision to approve with stipulations the permit renewal application; 2) a summary which includes <br />a history of the review of the permit application, a description of the environment affected by the <br />operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of <br />compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation <br />Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations <br />of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for Permit Renewal No. 3 for surface coal mining and <br />reclamation operations at the Seneca II-W Mine. The application was submitted by Seneca Coal <br />Company (SCC), the current operator and permittee. The mine is located on federal, state and <br />private lands within Rout[ County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within <br />the permit area is: <br />Townshi p 5 North, Ranee 88 West, 6th P.M. -Mine Area <br />Section 9: Portions of E2 E2 and W2 NE3 <br />Section 10: S2 S2 NW3, SW3, SE3, Portions of S2 NE3 <br />Section 11: Portions of S2 S2 SW3 <br />Section 14: Portions of SW3, NW3 and S2 S2 SE3 <br />Section 15: All <br />Section 16: Portions of W2 NW3, SE3 NW3, NE3 SW3 and SE3 <br />Section 21: Portions of E2 NE3 <br />Section 22: NW3, NE3, N2 SE3, Portions of N2 SW3 and SW'/a SE3 <br />Section 23: NW3, SW3, W2 E2, W2 E2 E2 <br />Township 5 North. Ranee 88 West. 6th P.M. - II-W South Expansion Area <br />Section 26: W'/z, W'/zE'/z, and portions of W'/z E'/zNE'/a and W'fzE'/zSE'/ <br />Section 27: E'/z <br />Section 34: NE'/a, N'/zSE'/ ,and portions of N'/z S'/zSE'/a <br />Section 35: NW'/a, W'/zNE'/a, N'/zSW'/ and portions of N'/z S'/zSW'/a, NW'/SE'/a, <br />NW'/aSW'/aSE'/a, NW'/aNE'/aSE'/a, and W'/z E'/zNE'/a <br />Township 6 North, Range 88 West, 6th P.M.-Tie Across Haul Road <br />Section 14: Portions of SE3, SW3 <br />Section 23: Portions of N2 <br />Section 24: Portions of NE3, NW3 <br />Township 6 North. Range 87 West. 6th P.M. -Tie Across Haul Road <br />Section 17: Portions of SW3, SE3, NE3 <br />Section 18: Portions of SE3 <br />Seneca 11-W Findings Documen[ 1 June 15, 2001 <br />Permit Renewal No. 3 <br />