2009-11-30_REVISION - C1982056 (4)

Home Browse Search

STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 November 30, 2009 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: Foidel Creek. Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056) Technical Revision Application No. 70 (TR-70) 18-Left Mine Water Transfer Pipeline Dear Sir or Madam: COLORADO D I V IS 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 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 30, 2009, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Twentymile Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. Twentymile Coal Company proposes to install a waterline from the 18-left Borehole to the mine water system at the Fish Creek Borehole. This line will allow Twentymile Coal Company to manage mine water in the Western Mining District. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles Southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4N, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 in T5N, R87W; and all of T5N, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 35, and 36. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Dunkley, Rattlesnake Butte. Twentymile Coal Company (TCC) proposes to disturb an additional 75.2 acres in order to bury a water line between the 18 - left borehole and the Fish Creek borehole facilities. The water line will allow TCC to manage mine water in the Western Mining District. Lands proposed to be affected are located in Sections 23, 24, and 25, T25N, R57W. Because the above referenced technical revision application proposes additional disturbance, 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. A copy of the Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines