2007-12-10_REVISION - X200622701

• Permit No: X200622701
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 12/10/2007
• Doc Name: Review Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Juniper Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Departn1ent of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
August: 10, 2007
Mr. Jerry Nettleton
Juniper Coal Company
29515 Routt County Road 27
Oak Creek, CO 80467
RE: Notification of Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration
Notification of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance
Notification of Determination of Performance Bond Amount
Adequacy Review
Juniper Coal Company, "2007-2010 Big Elk Exploration Project"
DBMS Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2006-227-01 AM-01
Dear Mr. Nettleton:
COLORADO
DIVISION 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 ("Division') found the application for Amendment
AM-O1 to Notice of Intent ("NOI") No. X-2006-227-01 Complete on July 27, 2007. The Division has
reviewed this NOI Amendment application in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act ("Act") and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined
Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining ("Regulations"). We hereby inform you of the following:
Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and 1.04(22)1
The activities described in the NOI Amendment qualify as "coal exploration" as defined at Regulation
1.04(22). The coal exploration activities described will involve removal of 250 tons or less of coal.
Determination of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance (Regulations 2.02.2(3) and
1.04(127)]
The coal exploration activities described in the NOI Amendment will "substantially disturb" the
natural land surface, as defined at Regulation 1.04(127).
Determination of Amount of Performance Bond (Regulation 3.05.2(1)1
The Division has prepared an estimate of the amount of performance bond sufficient to assure the
satisfactory reclamation of the proposed coal exploration disturbance if, in the event of bond forfeiture,
the work had to be performed by the Division through independent contractors. Please find attached a
copy of a memo dated August 10, 2007, from Janet Binns describing the reclamation cost estimate.
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