2008-07-03_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2008086

• Permit No: C2008086
• IBM Index Class Name: APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE
• Doc Date: 7/3/2008
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State and Federal and County Agencies
• Email Name: MPB
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
July 3, 2008
COLORADO
DIVISION of
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Assistant State Supervisor
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A
Grand Junction, CO 81506-3904
Re: Redcliff Mine (Permit No. C-2008-086)
New Permit Application
Dear Sir or Madam:
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
Section 118, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 3, 2008, an application for a permit to
conduct coal mining operations at the Redcliff Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All
review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and
Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing.
The applicant, CAM-Colorado, LLC, proposes to conduct underground coal mining operations on land located
approximately 14 miles North of Loma. The permit area is further described as follows:
The proposed mine facilities would be located east of State Highway 139 near mile marker 12. The Government
Highline Canal is located south of the mine facilities. The proposed mine permit area is located on the U.S.
Geological Survey 7.5 minute Highline Lake, Garvey Canyon, and Howard Canyon Quadrangle maps within the
following sections.
All of Sections 27, 28, 33, and 34, Township 7 South, Range 102 West, 60' P.M.
All of Sections 2 and 3, and portions of Sections 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, Township 8 South, Range 102
West, 6`h P.M.
The proposal is for a new permit to conduct coal mining operations in Colorado. The proposed operation will
mine and ship up to eight million clean tons of coal per year. Most of the coal will be sent through a coal
preparation plant to remove rock and low quality coal from the clean coal stream. A coal mine waste disposal area
will be constructed to permanently store the rock and low quality coal. Clean coal will be transported from the
mine by a proposed rail spur that is not regulated by the DRMS.
The Division is coordinating with the Office of Surface Mining on evaluation of the potential for impacts to
threatened or endangered species of plants or animals, or wildlife species otherwise protected by federal law. In
order for us to approve this permit, we are required to make a finding that "the activities would not affect the
continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of
their critical habitats as determined under the Endangered Species Act of 1973". The OSM will prepare the
Office of
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines