GENERAL49990

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: Federal Lease C-1362 Decision Doc
• Permit Index Doc Type: Other Permits
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Mining Plan Approval Document No. CO-0021, September, 1985
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UNITED STATES
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
This mining plan approval document is issued by the United States of America to
West Elk Coal Company
Box 591
Somerset, Colorado
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for the Mt. Gunnison No. I mine. West Elk Coal Company is hereinafter
referred to as the lessee/operator.
Section 1. Statutes and Regulations.--This mining plan approval is issued
pursuant to Federal coal lease C-1362; the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et sec.); and in the case of
acquired lands, the Mineral Leastng Act for Acquired Lands of
1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351 et sec.). This mining plan
approval is subject to all applicable regulations of the
Secretary of the Interior including, but not limited to, 30 CFR
Chapter VII and ~43 CFR Group 3400, and to all regulations of the
Secretary of Energy, which are now or hereafter in force; and
all such regulations are made a part hereof. The
lessee/operator shall comply with the provisions of the Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1151 et sec.), the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et sec.) and other applicable Federal laws.
Section 2. This document approves the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 mine mining plan,
updated through September 12, 1985, and authorizes coal
development or mining operations on Federal lands within the
area of mining plan approval pursuant to a valid permit issued
by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division (MLRD). This
authorization is rtot valid beyond the following portions of
T 135, R90W:
SE 1/4, S 1/2 NE 1/4, Section 19;
SW 1/2 NW 1/4, W 1/2 SE 1/4 NW 1/4, W 1/2 SW 1/4,
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W 1/2 E 12 SW 1/4 Section 20;
N 1/2, N 1/2 S 1/2, Portion of S
Portion of N 1/2, Portion of SE
Portion NW 1/4, Portion of N 1/2
29;
N 1/2 NE 1/4, Portion of SE 1/4
Portion of NE 1/4 Section 34.
1/2 S 1/2 Section 27;
1/4 Section 28;
N 1/2 NE 1/4 Section
NE 1/4 Section 30;
Section 3. The lessee/operator shall conduct coal development and mining
operations only as described in the complete permit application
package as updated and approved by the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Division (MLRD), except as otherwise directed in the
conditions added to this mining plan approval.