PERMFILE137514

• Permit No: C1981019A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/6/2005
• Section_Exhibit Name: Introduction
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• Necessity for Permit Renewal /Permit Revision
This application represents a request for both a renewal of a valid existing permit
from the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board pursuant to the Colorado
Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act C.R.S. 1973, Section 34-33101 et sect and a
permit revision to incorporate the mining and reclamation of adjacent coal leases.
These leases are Federal Lease C-29224 and State of Colorado Lease 257/135. The
net effect of this request is to effect compliance with the Colorado Act and the
Rules and Regulations published on August 30, 1930.
From an historical perspective, the major permit approvals received in conjunction
with the surface mining operations at Colowyo are as follows:
I) Special Use Permit from the Moffat County Planning Commission on
May 10, 1976.
Z) Open Mining Permit No. 76-15 from the Colorado Department of Natural
Resources on August 31, 1976 permitting a production level of 3 million tons
per year for 5 years.
3} Modified Mine Plan for Lease No. D-034365 from the U.S. Geological
survey on December 3, 1976 permitting a production level of 250,000 tons
per year from the "X" coal seam only.
• 4) Conversion of Open Mining Permit No. 76-15 to Development and Extraction
Mining Permit No. 76-15 C/A from the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation
Board on January 25, 1977 permitting alife-of-mine permit for 250,000 tons
per year from the "X" coal seam only.
5) Mine Plan Approval for Lease No. D-03436 from the U.S. Geological
Survey on August l9, 1977 permitting a production level of 3 million tons per
year for the life-of--the mine.
6) Amendment to Development and Extraction Permit No. 6-IS C/A from the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board on August 25, 1977 permitting an
expansion of the mine to an 8 seam, 3 million tons per year production level
for the life-of--the mine.
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