2009-08-13_REVISION - C1991078

• Permit No: C1991078
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/13/2009
• Doc Name: Preliminary Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Honeywood Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: TR9
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLOMDO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
13 August 2009
Johnny Rich
Honeywood Coal Company
95 White Bridge Road, Suite 404
Nashville, Tennessee 37205
Re: Hamilton Mine — Permit No. C- 1991 -078
Technical Revision No. 9 (TR -09) — Pond B — Permanent Impoundment
Preliminary Adequacy Review
Dear Mr. Rich:
The Division has received and reviewed the application submitted by J.E. Stover &
Associates for TR -09, which seeks to modify the Hamilton Mine permit to allow
Sedimentation Pond B to be retained as a permanent impoundment.
Section 1.04(86) defines "Permanent Impoundment" as an impoundment which is
approved by the Division and, if required, by other State and Federal agencies for
retention as part of the post - mining land use.
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. tattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
Rule 2.05.5(1) b) requires that the postmine Iand use description be accompanied by a
copy of the comments concerning the proposed use by the legal or equitable owner of
record of the surface... and the State and local government agencies which would have to
initiate, implement, approve, or authorize the proposed use of the land following
reclamation.
The Public Notice submitted with TR -09 lists Davis, Andrews LLLC and William E.
Bray as the surface owners. Page 2.03 -4 of the permit, last updated in October 1996,
lists Roy and Betsy Davis (and William Bray) as Surface Owners of Record.
Drawing 101 appears to name R. Davis and W. Bray as the surface owners of the
parcels which have been disturbed by mining operations. Exhibit 8 includes a letter
from Roy M. Davis and Betsy J. Davis, dated 01 August 1991, indicating their
preference that Sedimentation Ponds be left as permanent features following final
reclamation.
Please reconcile the discrepancy in surface ownership, updating Drawing 101 and
Page 2.03 -4 of the permit application package as appropriate to accurately reflect
current surface ownership for the Hamilton Mina Additionally, please modify
Drawing 101 at this time to reflect the change in the permit boundary approved
with TR -08 and illustrated on Drawing 135B.
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