2008-11-17_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981010

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 11/17/2008
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for SL10
• From: Phase III ‎(Partial)‎ 305 acres
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

and the Lippard Spring No. 2. Precipitation for 2001 was somewhat lower than average, which
may have lowered the potentiometric surface of the 1St White Sandstone aquifer. A drop in only
a few feet of the 1St White Sandstone aquifer potentiometric surface might have resulted in the
surface expression of the spring to dry up. On April 19, 2002, the Division approved Phase II
reclamation liability release on 592.7 acres of reclaimed land in the Ashmore, Browning, and
Colt pits. The approval released reclamation liability only. No money was returned to the
operator.
TMI submitted an application, SL-04, for a Phase III bond release on April 17, 2003. The
application requested final bond release on 408.5 acres of cropland and 1452.7 acres of
rangeland. Three and one-half acres were removed from the bond release request, resulting
in request of release of 1449.2 acres of reclaimed rangeland and 408.5 acres of cropland. The
land surface within the bond release area was private and state owned. Coal mined in the
associated bond release area was federal, state, county and privately owned coal. The Division
approved SL-04 November 18, 2003. The approval released reclamation liability only. No
money was returned to the operator.
TMI submitted an application for a Phase I bond release, SL-05, for 823.9 acres on October 27,
2003. The land requested for bond release was privately owned by TMI and by the State of
Colorado. The coal mined had been federally and state owned. The post-mining land use for all
823.9 acres was rangeland. SL-05 was approved June 11, 2004. The operator did not request a
reduction in the bond amount. The approval released reclamation liability only. No money was
returned to the operator.
TMI submitted an application for a Phase II bond release, SL-06, on October 12, 2004. TMI
requested Phase II liability release on 830.8 acres of reclaimed rangeland. The reclaimed areas
were surface mined and include portions of Ashmore, Derringer, Flintlock, and Hawken Pits.
The surface ownership was state and private and the coal mined was federal or state. The
acreage requested for Phase H bond release was reduced from 830.8 acres to 819.5 acres.
During the bond release review process, TMI submitted MR-200 in response to the Division's
adequacy concerns. MR-200 was approved on May 31, 2005. No monetary amount was
requested for release, but TMI requested that liability associated with Phase II release criteria be
released as a result of SL-06. SL-06 was approved on September 5, 2005.
TMI submitted an application for a Phase III bond release, SL-07, on October 25, 2005. The
application requested final bond release on 185.5 of cropland and 577.3 acres of rangeland,
for a total of 762.8 acres. The land surface within the bond release area was private and state
owned. Coal mined in the associated bond release area was federal, state, county and private
lease coal. The Division approved SL-07 November 18, 2003. The approval released
reclamation liability only. No money was returned to the operator.
Trapper Mine Page 4 November 17, 2007
Phase III Bond Release