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1992 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />FOIDEL CREEK MINE <br />PERMIT C-82-056 <br />This report addresses the surface disturbances associated with <br />the underground mining operations conducted by Twentymile Coal <br />Company. TCC mines federal and private coal in Routt County, <br />Colorado utilizing a retreating longwall system. As such, surface <br />disturbances have been limited to surface support facilites <br />consisting of small acreages. Currently, TCC is responsible for the <br />disturbances consisting of the Fish Creek Borehole, Sandstones <br />Substation, Fish Creek Tipple, Rockdust Tank, and Surface <br />Facilities (shaded portions of the C-81-071 ARR Maps 1-4, which <br />also reflect the transfer of facilities from Permit C-81-071). <br />The surface facilities are located in and on old spoils produced by <br />the CYCC Mine 1 operation during the 1970's, with the portals <br />driven into the old low wall remnant. In addition, the newer tipple <br />facilities, haulroads, rail spur, explosive bunkers, and coal <br />stockpile in the area of Pinnacle Peak have been transferred to <br />TCC. Given that the current disturbance is limited to those areas <br />necessary for operation of the mine, TCC does not anticipate any <br />large scale reclamation to be undertaken in the near future. At <br />such time as reclamation commences, TCC will follow the approved <br />reclamation plan found in Permit C-82-056 using the approved seed <br />mixtures (Tables 2-4). <br />A summary of the current surface disturbance and reclamation <br />present within the Foidel Mine permit boundaries are found in Table <br />1. Those parcels already reclaimed within the shaded areas by CYCC <br />will remain the responsibility of CYCC. Parcels which are <br />subsequently affected by TCC operations within such reclaimed areas <br />will become the responsibility of TCC. Specifically, the proposed <br />wasterock disposal area (denoted in Area 2 on Map 4 of 4 in the <br />CYCC 1992 ARR) will become the responsibility of TCC at such time <br />as disturbance commences. Likewise, those portions of the <br />reclamation which have been re-disturbed in the area of Pond F have <br />become the responsibility of TCC as previously discussed. <br />For a more complete discussion of the surface areas involved, <br />please refer to Permit C-82-056. <br />