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999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department o(h'atural Resources <br />I)I1Sherman A., ROOm 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: 1)0)1 866-7567 <br />FAk: (3031 8328106 <br />DATE: February 16, 1994 <br />TO: Steve Renner <br />FROM: Susan Burgmaier~A f7} <br />RE: 1993 Colorado Minin""g Association Awards <br />Large Surface Mine <br />Seneca 11 Mine (C-80-005) <br />pF.Cp~ <br />ti's 4 <br />M <br />7r,1 ~j . <br />y re'~ . <br />Roy Rumr~ <br />Governor <br />Michael B Long; <br />DivioUn Dva urt <br />I nominate Peabody Western Coal Company, operator of the Seneca II Mine, for a CMA <br />award in the Large Surface Mine category. Peabody Western Coal Company should be <br />recognized for the diversity and caliber of their reclamation methods. <br />Compliance <br />Two notices of violation were issued at the Seneca ll Mine during 1993. Both problems <br />occurred due to landslides resulting from the extremely wet Spring in northwestern Colorado. <br />Neither notice cited willful non-compliance on the part of the operator. Peabody Western <br />makes a great effort to maintain compliance with the Rules, the Act, and the requirements of <br />their permit. <br />Mini~Reclamation Activities <br />The Seneca iI Mine has been active since the early 1970's. During that time, Peabody <br />Western has developed a number of innovative reclamation practices which have contributed <br />to their achieving success with reclaiming mined lands. The reclaimed areas of the Seneca Il <br />Mine are characterized by a good overall vegetative cover, a diverse community of grasses and <br />(orbs, stable drainage channels, and virtually no erosion. <br />Among the practices contributing to their reclamation success are planting islands and <br />