GENERAL48225

• Permit No: C1981044
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 2/14/2007
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for RN4
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table 1-Summa of Histo of Permit C-81-044
Date Permit Action
9/2/83 Permit revision granted for consolidated information and for additional
minin in No. 5 Mine, but not for additional minin in No. 9.
4/9/84 A royal ranted to conduct additional minin in No. 9 Mine.
Permit Revision application PR-01 submitted for changes in operations:
implementation of longwall system, addition of 5A portal, approximate
430-acre increase in permit area (Utah Tract), and opening a new mine,
4/30/87 the No. 6 Mine (in the E seam, to be accessed through the SA portal).
Permit acreage increased from 6,176 acres to 6,820 acres. Surface
disturbance remained at 375 acres. No further mining in P seam as No. 9
Mine had been sealed.
1/9/88 Permit Renewal RN-Olapproved with operator change from Empire
Ener Co . to C rns Em ire Co
2/20/90 Bond release a roved for the 20-acre town loadout in Crai . (SL-O1)
2/28/94 Permit Renewal RN-02 a roved.
8/95 Minin ceases (entered tem or cessation status 12/3/95)
1997 Mine No. 5 Portals Sealed
Permit transferred from Cyprus Empire Corporation to RAG Empire
3/22/00
Co oration, SO-1
10/23/00 Permit Renewal RN-03 a roved.
2003 SA Portals sealed
12/16/03 Permit Renewal RN-04 ro osed decision
1/16/04 Permit Renewal RN-04 proposed decision withdrawn due to insufficient
documentation of the permittee's right-to-enter a portion of the permit
area.
5/27/04 RAG-EC submitted an application (SO-02) for a transfer of ownership to
BTU Em ire Co oration (BTU EC).
8/17/04 BTU EC enters into legal proceeding against landowner of property with
the dis uted ri ht-of-ent concerns.
1/4/06 Resolution of legal proceedings with landowner filed with Moffat County
Clerk and Recorder.
1/25/06 Copies of legal resolution provided to CDMG.
5/26/06 The Division proposed to approve the permit transfer to BTU Empire
Co oration.
6/2006 The Division directed BTU EC to update potential impacts to
Threatened and Endan ered s ecies.
9/28/2006 The Division updated a reclamation cost estimate for the Eagle Mine and
forwarded a co to BTU EC.
11/22/2006 BTU EC submitted updated information for Threatened and Endangered
s ecies. This information was forwarded to OSM b the Division.
1/26/2007 The Division received OSM's consultation regarding Threatened and
Endan ered s ecies.