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- i --i iliiiriiiiliiu- • <br />1994 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />FOIDEL CREEK MINE <br />PERMIT C-82-056 <br />This report addresses the surface disturbances associated with the underground <br />mining operations conducted by Twentymile Coal Company. TCC mines federal and <br />private coal in Routt County, Colorado utilizing a retreating longwall system. As such, <br />surface disturbances have been limited to surface support facilites consisting of small <br />acreages. Currently, TCC is responsible for the disturbances consisting of the Fish <br />Creek Borehole, Sandstones Substation, Fish Creek Tipple, Rockdust Tank, and <br />Surface Facilities as denoted on the Annual Reclamation Map. The surface facilities <br />are located in and on old spoils produced by the CYCC Mine 1 operation during the <br />1970's, with the portals driven into the old low wall remnant. In addition, the newer <br />tipple facilities, haulroads, rail spur, explosive bunkers, and coal stockpile in the area <br />of Pinnacle Peak have been transferred to TCC. Given that the current disturbance is <br />limited to those areas necessary for operation of the mine, TCC does not anticipate <br />any large scale reclamation to be undertaken in the near future. At such time as <br />reclamation commences, TCC will follow the approved reclamation plan found in <br />Permit C-82-056 using the approved seed mixtures. <br />Those parcels already reclaimed within the shaded areas by CYCC will remain the <br />responsibility of CYCC. Parcels which are subsequently affected by TCC operations <br />within such reclaimed areas will become the responsibility of TCC. Specifically, the <br />proposed wasterock disposal area (denoted in Area 2 on the ARR Map) will become <br />the responsibility of TCC at such time as disturbance commences. Likewise, those <br />portions of the reclamation which has been re-disturbed or newly disturbed in the area <br />of Pond F has become the responsibility of TCC as previously discussed. <br />For a more complete discussion of the surface areas involved, refer to Permit C-82- <br />056. <br />1994 Reclamation <br />During 1994, no reclamation other than the exploration drill pad was conducted. <br />These area was stabilized, re-topsoiled and re-seeded in accordance with the approved <br />plan. <br />