PERMFILE137449

• Permit No: C1980005A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/12/2006
• Section_Exhibit Name: Tab 13 Postmining Land Use
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

Upon completion of mining in an area and within the first several years after revegetation activities,
• revegetation monitoring studies will be conducted. These monitoring studies will provide both the
recamation manager and postmine manager or landowner with an excellent basis for livestock grrying
capacities and overall management of the area both during the bond liability period and after release of the
lands. In addition, wildlife managers will have detailed vegetation data documenting habitat and the amount
and type of food and cover habitat available. Water resources will be documented.
The postmining land uses, achieved through the recamation and revegetation plans, will thus provide a high
Level of utility and an economic return to the State of Colorado. It wiU also improve livestock and wildlife
forage resources, aid in mitigating impacts to wildlife; ensure the establishment of vegetation that is diverse
and self-sustaining; and will provide the cemponents to reestablish native plant communities over time
through processes of natural sukxession.
Postminina Land Use Manaoement. Management of reclaimed lands will be similar to the management of
the area prior to mining. Proper management of reclaimed lands will be stressed during the liability period.
Peabody has two professional range sdentists on staff to direct grazing management on reclaimed lands at
Seneca. Livestock grazing will begin in late May or eary June with areas being grazed into late September
or early October. Where grazing occurs on reclaimed and adjacent lands under Peabodys control during
the liability pedod; area to be grazed, proper stodking rates, and grazing periods will be spedfied to the
grazing lessee. This information will be based on vegetation production data from monitoring studies, size of
pasture units, and management needs such as rest or grazing deferments. Any interim fendng will be
• established towards the need for spedal management or consideration of the ongoing mining operation.
However, upon completion of operations and reclamation activities, permanent fendng will be emplaced as
soon as possible. The final fencing patterns will approximate premining patterns or current property owner
boundaires at the time in order to restore the premining pasture units. At this time, two permanent pastures
have been established on reclaimed lands: the Wadge Pasture and PECOCO Pasture. Appendix 13-4 and
the Annual Revegefation Monitoring Reports discuss the Wadge Pasture. The PECOCO Pasture was
established in 7992 and will follow similar management as the Wadge Pasture. Both pastures are illustrated
on Exhibit 13-1, 'Postmining Vegetation Map". Results of annual grazing and management will be presented
in the annual reclamation reports.
Management of wildlrfe by Seneca will be nonintensive and with free use of the areas by big game and other
species. Observations of wildlife use on reclaimed lands will be made; however, intensive management of
wildlife will be the responsibility of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Seneca will cooperate with the Division
when and where possible and will continue its policy of restdded or prohibited hunting (based on mine safety
considerations) and non-harassment of wildlife on the mine properly.
As required by Rule 2.05.5(t)(b), Seneca has previously requested comments on the postmining land use
from the legal or equitable owners of record of the surtace of the permit area and the state and local
government agencies which would have to initiate, implement, approve, or authorize the proposed use of the
• land following reclamation (see the various Findings Documents for the Seneca II Mine).
TR37 1&7 Revised 04/05