GENERAL54974

• Permit No: C1984065
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 3/20/1986
• Doc Name: Notice of TEMPORARY CESSATION
• From: NEW CASTLE ENERGY CORP
• To: MLRD
• Permit Index Doc Type: CESSATION OF OPERATIONS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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4.30 CESSATION OF OPERATIONS
In accordance with Rule 4.31.0, Temporary Cessation of
Operations, New Castle Energy Corporation formally gives notice
of intention to temporarily cease operations at Coal Ridge No. 1
Mine, currently operating under Permit No. C-84-065, closure will
be temporary and will last for at least 30 days. The following
information describes existing conditions.
(a) Iodate, a total of 21.94 surface acres have been affect-
ed. Topsoil stockpiles occupy another 4.32 acres. Two
entry tunnels have been driven to a depth 576 feet.
Subsurface strata that have been affected be the tunnels
includes an unnamed sandstone and part of the Cozzette
Sandstone in the Iles Formation of the Mesa Verde Group.
(b) No reclamation has been carried out prior to the date of
cessation. Final construction and final grading of the
surface area will take place at a later date. All req-
uired surface drainage from the site is controlled
through Pond A which is designed to treat runoff from a
10 year, 24 hour storm event.
(c) No backfilling is required at this time or during ces-
sation. Final gradine on all surface disturbed areas
including topsoil stockpiles will take place as part of
construction on roads, operations Wads, and portal
decks. Exact scheduling of final grading cannot be made
at this time pending the effect and duration of the
temporary cessation.
Revegetation will be performed on approximately 0.1
acres located above Portal No. 1 and Portal No. 2
during the month of April. All other revegetation
will take place following final orading.
During the temporary cessation period, environmental
monitoring will continue in accordnce with permit
requirements. Water discharge will be monitored and
reported under NPDES Permit No. Co-0040894. Surface
and ground water monitoring will continue as per our
Mining and Reclamation Permit No. C-84-055. Monitor
wells will he sampled monthly for field parameters and
quarterly for chemical analysis. nuarterly sampling
will be performed at point CR-2 on the Colorado River
for field parameters plus dissolved oxygen.
Portal openings will be secured but will not be sealed
durino the temporary shutdown. Access onto the mine
site will be controlled.
Watec treatment activities will continue through the
temporary cessation period. Treatment consists of
diverting surface drainage water thr.oueh Pond A where