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s~G'~ <br />INTRODUCTION <br />III III III I II IIII III Doc Date:42/ 02/14 OZ/44 01 <br />999 <br />Revised February 1, 1994 <br />The Colowyo Coal Company L.P. ("Colowyo") presently mines coal from <br />Federal Coal Leases No. D-034365, C-35874, and C-29224 on an area <br />southwest of Craig, Colorado. With this application, Colowyo is <br />requesting a permit renewal/permit revision of a valid existing <br />permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado under the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973, Section 34-33-101 <br />et sea and the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board (CMLRD) effective August 30, 1980. The permit <br />revision provides for the mining and reclamation of a previously <br />unpermitted portion of Federal Coal Lease C-29224 and Colorado <br />State Coal Lease 257/135. <br />Geograohic Setting <br />The Colowyo operation is located approximately 28 miles southwest <br />of Craig, Colorado on State Highway 13/789, as shown in Figure 1, <br />General Location Map. State Highway 13/789 provides direct access <br />to the mine from both Craig and Meeker, Colorado. The mine site is <br />served by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad from a spur line <br />constructed by Colowyo from Craig. The elevation of the mining <br />area is approximately 7,300 feet above sea level. The mining <br />operation is in Moffat County and Rio Blanco County, Colorado. <br />The Colowyo operation is drained by one intermittent drainage, <br />Taylor Creek, an ephemeral drainage, Streeter Creek, and bordered <br />by perennial drainages, Goodspring Creek and Wilson Creek. Taylor <br />Creek flows into Wilson Creek, and both Wilson Creek and Goodspring <br />Creek flow eventually into Milk Creek which is located northeast of <br />the mining operation. Milk Creek flows into the Yampa River, <br />approximately 9 miles from the Colowyo mine. <br />1 <br />MR-dCo <br />