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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 Mine Permit Renewa] No. 4. This document includes: <br />1) the proposed decision to approve the permit renewal application with one stipulation; 2) a <br />summary which includes a history of the review of the permit application, a description of the <br />environment affected by the operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and <br />3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can <br />be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Boazd for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for a successive five yeaz permit renewal of Permit No. <br />C-80-005 to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the Seneca II Mine. The <br />application was submitted by Seneca Coal Company (SCC), and the mine will be operated by <br />SCC. Surface lands within the permit azea aze privately and state government owned, while <br />mineral rights aze held by the United States, the State of Colorado, and private parties. The <br />permit area is in Routt County, Colorado, in lands included within: <br />Township 5 North, Rance 87 West of the 6th Principal Meridian: <br />Section 1 & 2: All <br />Section 3: Portions of El/2E1/2 <br />Section 11: NEl/4, N1/2NW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, NEl/4SE1/4, NE Diagonal'/= <br />NWl/4SE1/4, andNE Diagonal'h 5E1/4SE 1(4 <br />Section 12: All <br />Section 13: Nl/2N1/2N1/2 <br />Township 6 North, Ranee 87 West of the 6th Principal Meridian: <br />Section 27: Portions of the following - SEl/4SW114, SWl/4SW 1/4, SW1/4SE1/4 and <br />SE1/4SE1/4 <br />Section 34: E1(2E1/2, NWl/4NE1/4, portions ofNEl(4NW1/4, portions of <br />SWl/4NE1/4 <br />Section 35: Wl/2, Wl/2E1/2, portions of SE1/4NE1/4, portions of El/2SE1/4 <br />Section 36: Portions of S1/2S1/2 <br />Township 5 North, Ranee 8b West of the 6th Principal Meridian: <br />Section 6: Wl/2W1/2SW1/4 <br />Section 7: W1/2NW1/4NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4NW1/4 <br />The permit area encompasses 3,457 acres, of which approximately 2100 acres have been <br />disturbed by surface operations. Ownership of the surface by State and private interests is <br />2434.5 and 1022.5 acres, respectively. Seneca Coal Company is permitted to mine 320.9 acres <br />of federal3y owned coal. <br />