PERMFILE121793

• Permit No: X200720511
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/24/2007
• Doc Name: Adequcay Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Twentymile Coal Company
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
July 24, 2007
Mr. Scott Cowman
Twentymile Coal Company
29515 Routt County Road 27
Oak Creek, CO 80467
RE: Notification of Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration
Notification of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance
Notification of Determination of Performance Bond Amount
Adequacy Review
Twentymile Coal Company, "2007-2008 Wolf Creek Seam Exploration Project"
DRM5 Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2007-205-11
Dear Mr. Cowman:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
-&-
SAFETY
Bill Riner, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive DlreCtor
Ronald W. Cottony
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ("Division") found Notice of Intent No. X-2007-205-
11 Complete on July 10, 2007. The Division has reviewed this Notice of Intent in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Act ("Act") and the Regulations of the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Boazd for Coal Mining ("Regulations"). We hereby inform you of
the following:
Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and 1.04(22))
The activities described in the Notice of Intent qualify as "coal exploration" as defined at Regulation
1.04(22). The coal exploration activities described will involve removal of 250 tons or less of coal.
Determination of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and
1.04(127))
The coal exploration activities described will "substantially disturb" the natural land surface, as defined
at Regulation 1.04(127).
Determination of Amount of Performance Bond Amount [Regulation 3.05.2(1)]
The Division has prepared a preliminary estimate of the amount of performance bond sufficient to
assure the satisfactory reclamation of the proposed coal exploration disturbance if, in the event of bond
forfeiture, the work had to be performed by the Division through independent contractors. Please find
enclosed an internal memorandum from Janet H. Binns to me dated July 24, 2007 regazding a
reclamation cost estimate for this project in the amount of $12,964. One item needs attention:
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