2010-02-09_REVISION - C1994082 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/9/2010
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: RN3
• Email Name: DTM
• 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 9, 2010
Shina Duvall
Colorado Historical Society
The Colorado History Museum
Office Archeology & Historical Preservation
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994082)
Permit Renewal Application No. 3 (RN-3)
Dear Ms. Duvall:
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N Of
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Catiany
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 February 8, 2010, an application to renew an
existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of
filing. Seneca Coal Company has submitted an application for successive renewal (RN-3) for the mining and
Reclamation permit for the Yoast Mine (Permit # C-1994-082). All review and comment periods as provided in
the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
Seneca Coal Company, LLC proposes to continue Surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land
located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32
T5N, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16,18, 19, 20, 29, 30
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Dunckiey and Mount
Harris.
The above-referenced permit renewal application would not incorporate additional lands into the permit area or
otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures pertaining to cultural and historic
resources.
In accordance with the May 1991 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between our agencies, we must have
your concurrence in order to approve this proposal. We are required to make a finding that "the proposed
operations will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on or those places eligible for listing,
as determined by the SHPO, on the National Register of Historic Places, unless approved jointly by the Board and
the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park or place." Therefore, we request that you submit
comments regarding your concurrence with, concerns with, or objections to this proposal. In order that we may
comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days of this letter.
Please refer to the MOU when undertaking your review.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand )unction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines