GENERAL54340

• Permit No: C1982056
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 5/9/1996
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION & FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE FOR PR3
• From: Eastern Mining District
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Introduction
This document is the findings document prepared by the Colorado Division of Minerals and
Geology (the Division) for the Foidel Creek Mine, Permit Revision (PR-03). 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 received an application for a Permit Revision(PR-03), Eastern Mining District, to
conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the Foidel Creek Mine. The application
was submitted by Mr. Rick Milis of Twentymile Coal Company. 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:
TownshiR4 North, Range 86 West
NES4 Section 7
N'k Section 8
N'k Section 9
Townshio 5 North. Ranee 86 West
Sections 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, I5, 16, 17, 18
W'fi SW'ti Section 1
S'h, NE',4 Section 2
SE'/. SE'/< Section 3
S'fi, NW'k, S'h NE'/a, NW'k NE'.d Section 4
SE'k, E'h NE'k Section 6
S'h, NEIG, E'fi NW'k Section 7
W'h Section 12
N'h, SW S4 Section 24
N'h NW'k Section 25
N'k, SW SG Section 26
W'h, W'h E'h, NESG NE'k Section 33
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 All
Townshin 6 North. Range 86 Wes[
S'k Section 32
W'h SW'k, SE'k SW'/e Section 33
Townshio 5 North. Range 87 West
Sections 23, 24, 25, 26 All
E'h E'k Section 27
E'k NE'.6 Section 34
N'h Section 35
N'k, N'/z NYz S'k Section 36
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