PERMFILE110472

• Permit No: C2008086
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 5/22/2006
• Doc Name: Alluvial Valley Floor Information Opinion
• From: J.E. Stover & Associates Inc
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

~` " ~~ STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman SG, Room 215 C Q 1, Q RA I~ Q
Denver, Colorado 80203 D t v t 5 1 o N o r
Phone: [phone] MIN &RA L S

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Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
May 22, 2006 Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Truztee
aim Stover
J.E. Stover & Associates
P.O. Box 60340
Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
RE: CAM-Colorado LLC
Proposed Redcliff Mine
Alluvial Valley Floor Informal Opinion
Dear Mr. Stover:
Your letter of April 28, 2006 requested an informal Board opinion as to whether or not
the area of land to be affected by the proposed Redcliff Mine is in, adjacent to, or under
an alluvial valley floor. The request was made in accordance with Rule 2.06.8(3)(a),
which states:
Any person who proposes to engage in surface coal mining operations, may, prior
to making an application for a permit, request in writing that the Board give an
informal opinion on whether or not the area of the land to be affected by such
proposed operations is in, adjacent to, or under an alluvial valley floor. The
Board's opinion shall be based upon sound scientific data in the possession of the
Division, Board, or other State agencies at the time of the request, shall be in
writing, and shall be advisory in nature.
Although the rule indicates that such informal opinions are to be provided by the Board,
in the interest of expedience and practicality, our established practice is for the Division
to provide an initial response. If the applicant desires an informal Board opinion
following receipt of the Division's informal opinion, such request can still be pursued.
As such, the Division has reviewed the information submitted with your request,
including map Figures 1 and 2, which delineate various prospective mine facilities within
an 1890 acre "Resource Survey Boundary". Facilities depicted include mine entry
Office of Office of Colorado
Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey