GENERAL49716

• Permit No: C1982056
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/2/1993
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION & FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE FOR RN2
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Introduction

This document ie the findings document prepared by the Colorado Division of
Minerals and Geology (the Division) for the Foidel Creek Mine. This document
includes:
1) the proposed decision of the Division;
2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the permit application,
a description of the environment and a description of the operation and
reclamation plan;
3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by the
Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information
concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of
the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining.
The Division has received an application for Permit Renewal (RN-02) to conduct
surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the Foidel Creek Mine. The
application was submitted by Mr. Rick Mills of Twentymile Coal Company and was
received by the Division on November 18, 1992, thereby ensuring the right to
successive renewal under the Rules. The Mine will be operated by Twentymile
Coal Company on Federal, State, and private lands within Routt County,
Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the permit area
is:
T4N, R86W
NE1/4 Section
N1/2 Section
N1/2 Section
TSN, R86W
Sections 5,8,9,17,18,19,20,29,30,31,32 All
SW1/4, W1/2 NW1/4 Section 28
SW1/4 Section 21
N1/2 Section 10
NW1/4 NW1/4 Section 11
SE1/4 SE1/4 Section 3
S1/2, NE1/4 Section 2
W1/2 SW1/4 Section 1
S1/2, NW1/4, 51/2 NE1/4, NW1/4 NE1/4 Section
W1/2, W1/2 E1/2 Section 33
SE1/4, E1/2 NE1/4 Section 6
S1/2, NE1/4, E1/2 NW1/4 Section 7
T6N, R86W
S1/2 Section 32
S1/2 SW1/4, NW1/4 Swl/4 Section 33
TSN, R87W
Sections 23,24,25,26 All
N1/2 Section 36
E1/2 NE1/4 Section 34
N1/2 Section 35
E1/2 E1/2 Section 27
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