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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br /> Harris D. Sherman <br /> Executive Director <br /> Ronald W. Cattany <br /> Division Director <br /> Natural Resou <br />ce Trustee <br />PUBLIC NOTICE <br />Division) has r <br />( b <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( <br />risdiction over the reclaimed Trini- <br />i U <br />ts ju <br />begun the process of terminating <br />dad Basin Coal Mine (TBM). The permit area and mine site are located <br />n 1-25 in Delagua Canyon in <br />i <br />t o <br />about 5.5 miles west of the Ludlow ex <br />Animas County. The disturbed and reclaimed areas are in Sections <br />it area <br />Las <br />15 and 22, T31, S R65W of the 6th Principle Meridian. The perm <br />under consideration for termination of jurisdiction and final liability re <br />250 acres <br />atel <br />i ? <br />y <br />m <br />lease is approximately 1125 acres of which approx <br />was disturbed for surface operations and subsequently reclaimed. <br />The TBM coal mine was originally permitted by Trinidad Basin Mining, <br />roved by the Division in 1982. The projected life of the mine <br />ar 5Z_-0(0 <br />. <br />Inc., app <br />was five years based on an annual production of 240,000 tons per ye <br />that occurred in late 1983 and early 1984, <br />ti <br />ons <br />Due to a pattem of viola <br />the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) suspended the TBM mining <br />The Division was notified by the operator of the cessation of min- <br />i <br />i <br />on <br />t. <br />perm <br />tions in November 1985 and the operator initiated reclamat <br />b <br />Ing opera <br />operations. Following a another series of violations that occurred <br />e-re- <br />in May <br />1985 and 1992 <br />y <br />, <br />tween <br />the bond, the amount of $132,28000 <br />w as yoked b by he <br />forfeited to the State of Colorado. <br />Since the permit was revoked and the bond was forfeited, the Division <br />utilizing all of the available bond <br />it <br />e <br />has completed reclamation at the s <br />The Division has conducted regular and periodic inspections to <br />n <br />ti <br />i <br />es. <br />o <br />mon <br />document any undesirable conditions or instability in the reclama <br />Stability of the reclaimed land, successful revegetation <br />leted <br />hi <br />i <br />. <br />n <br />work comp <br />t <br />of grasses, fares and shrubs, minimization ofhydrologic impacts w <br />and prevention ofhydrologic impacts outside the per- <br />d area <br />itt <br />d <br />, <br />e <br />the perm <br />mitted area,, demonstrate that the site has beensuccessfully reclaime <br />ost-mining land use ofrangeland for <br />t <br />p <br />over the past 12 years. Curren <br />and ranchette development has been achieved and dem- <br />i <br />ng <br />cattle graz <br />onstrated over the revegetation liability period. <br />This termination of jurisdiction process concludes the Division's over- <br />mine. No <br />d involvement with the TBM coal <br />re ain <br />h <br />bond <br />t an <br />sig <br />comments, <br />ritten <br />W <br />for release or disbursement to any party. <br />informal conference regarding this termination of juris- <br />or requests for an <br />diction may be submitted to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Min- <br />CO 80203. Please <br />Denver <br />215 <br />R <br />, <br />, <br />m <br />ing, and Safety, 1313 Sherman St, <br />se written comments within 30 days of the last publication of <br />it th <br />o <br />subm <br />this notice. <br />Published November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2009 <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines