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2. The applicant needs to document on what basis thev make the <br />• statement that there are no rare or endangered animal species <br />occurring on the permit or adjacent areas. The Division will <br />acce t documentation in the form of contacts with the Division of <br />Wi i e, t e U.S. is and Wi ife Service or of er appropriate <br />name management species. <br />RESPONSE: <br />As discussed above, Mr. Mike Zgainer, Area Wildlife Supervisor of the <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife office in Durango, stated in a July 30, <br />1984 meeting with Mr. Alan Czarnowsky of ACZ INC. (representing Peerless <br />Resources, Inc.) that there are no threatened or endangered wildlife <br />species found in the permit or adjacent areas. <br />rations Plan - Rule 2.05.3 <br />1. The applicant needs to address the resource recovery requirements <br />RESPONSE: <br />• At the present time, Peerless Resources, Inc. has no plans for mining <br />the B and C Coal Seams within the first five (5) years of mining. <br />Peerless Resources, Inc. currently believes that the B Coal Seam is too <br />thin to be economically or physically recovered by underground mining <br />operations. Mining of the overlying C Coal Seam is a possibility, but <br />Peerless Resources, Inc. needs to complete additional feasibility <br />studies before committing to extract the C Coal Seam; before any mining <br />of the overlying C Coal Seam, Peerless Resources, Inc. will file the <br />necessary revisions and will obtain the proper approvals from the <br />Division. <br />Peerless Resources, Inc. should emphasize that, if there is coal that is <br />economically mineable and physically recoverable within the permit area, . <br />the company will make every effort to mine this coal and minimize any <br />future disturbance caused by mining. <br />• <br />-39- <br />