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
Pete Plage
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 25486, DFC (MS 65412)
Denver, CO 80225-0486
Re: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014)
Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
Dear Mr. Plage:
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
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 January 30, 2009, an application to renew an
existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the 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. No additional surface
disturbance is proposed as a result of this revision application. As a result, the Division does not anticipate
additional impacts to wildlife.
The permit area is further described as follows:
For the 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 Rock-vale.
A copy of this application can be viewed at the Fremont County Clerk and Recorder, 615 Macon Avenue, Room
B-5 (100), Canon City, CO 81212, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written
comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 215,
1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone]. In order for us to comply with regulatory time
frames, we request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days of the last publication mentioned above.
Please contact me at the telephone number above if you have questions.
Since ely,
Ken A. Gorham
Environmental Protection Specialist III
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines