2009-02-03_REVISION - C1981014 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981014
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/3/2009
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal and County Agencies
• Type & Sequence: RN5
• Email Name: KAG
• 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]
February 3, 2009
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Fremont County Commissioners Governor
County Commissioner Harris D. Sherman
615 Macon Avenue, Room B-5 Executive Director
Canon City, CO 81212 Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
Re: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014)
Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
Dear Fremont County Commissioners:
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 January 30, 2009, an application to renew an
existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at Southfield Mine was considered complete for the purposes of
filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the
Rules initiate from this date of filing.
Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. proposes to renew their mining and reclamation permit for an additional five years on land
located approximately 7 miles south of Florence, Colorado. All mining operations have ceased and only
maintenance and monitoring activities are occurring. The permit area is further described as follows:
Mine Area:
Portions of Sections 19, 30, and 31; Township 20S, Range 69N of the 6th P.M.; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, and 36;
Township 20S, Range 70 W of the 6th P.M. Loadout:
Portions of Sections 17 and 18; Township 19S, Range 69W of the 6th P.M.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Canon City and Rockvale.
A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Fremont County Commissioners, 615
Macon Avenue, Room B-5, Canon City, CO 81212. For additional information, to provide written comments, or
request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215,
1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone], within thirty days (30) after the last public notice
in the Canon City Daily Record.
Sincerely,
Ken A. Gorham
Environmental Protection Specialist III
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines