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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />:DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Thomas E Remington Director <br />6060 Br-oadway ;- _ , <br />=Denver; Colorado X80216:::. ° ' <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />wildlife. state. co. us <br />January 02, 2010 <br />RME ED <br />c <br />JAN 1 2 2010 For Wildlife <br />®ivi®ton;u, rca,ia tion . = `. For?People <br />Mlnirig and Saf l <br />Janet H. Binns <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />-- - -- -`Denver, Colorado 80203 ?- - 1 ----?_? - -?~ - - - <br />RE: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056) <br />Technical revision Application No. 71 (TR-71) <br />Western Mining District Mine Plan Modification <br />Dear Ms. Binns: <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) has. reviewed the Foidel Creek Mine Technical Revision Application . . <br />#71(TR-71) request to conduct underground coal mining operations on land approximately 23 miles SW of <br />Steamboat in all or portions of Sections 7,8,9 of Township 4 North, 86 West; and all or portions of Sections 32 <br />and 33 of Township 6 North, Range 86 West; and all or portions of Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 of <br />Township 5N, Range 87W; and all of Township 5N, Range 86W with the exception of Scetions 34, 35, and 36, <br />Routt County, Colorado. CDOW appreciates the opportunity to comment on this mining permit application and <br />would like to provide the following information. <br />General Information <br />The Foidel Creek Mine is an area that has existing facilities from current mining activity. Existing vegetation is <br />preaominantly`sagebrush; grassland, mountain shrub, mined and reclaimed mine, and conservation reserve <br />program (crp) lands. <br />This coal mining operation is underground and therefore the majority of the impacts will exist around the <br />surface disturbance area(s). The majority of the surface disturbances are located at the Foidel Creek Twenty <br />Mile Mine Headquarters and all associated ventilation shafts and facilities. Although the permit area will <br />experience subsidence over time, this is anticipated to have negligible impact on the vegetative community, and <br />therefore the wildlife resources of the area. <br />Reclamation <br />The performance standard for reclamation success is the establishment of a self-sustaining, vigorous, and <br />diverse plant community on the site with a density sufficient to control erosion and non-native plant invasion. <br />Reclamation efforts on disturbed areas should include the following: <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, James B. Martin, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Brad Coors, Chair • Tim Glenn, Vice Chair • Dennis Buechler, Secretary <br />Members, Jeffrey Crawford • Dorothea Farris • Roy McAnally • John Singletary • Mark Smith • Robert Streeter <br />Ex Officio Members, James B. Martin and John Stulp <br />G°v°x`q°o <br />sro'y of ?y?