2010-09-21_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1984067

• Permit No: C1984067
• IBM Index Class Name: GENERAL DOCUMENTS
• Doc Date: 9/21/2010
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Complianace for SL1
• From: Phase III/TOJ
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Contents
I. Introduction
II. History of the Coal Gulch Mine
III. Criteria and Schedule for Bond Release
IV. Observations and Findings
V. Summary
VI. Proposed Decision
1. INTRODUCTION
Purpose of this Document
This document presents the findings of compliance and the proposed decision of the Colorado
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) for the Termination of Jurisdiction (TOJ) at
the Coal Gulch Mine (Permit No. C-84-067). The Coal Gulch Mine is a permit revocation/bond
forfeiture site. The Division file number for the bond release application is SL-01. The Division
initiated this TOJ process following two years of vegetation sampling at the site and completion of
the required minimum ten-year liability period for revegetation of the disturbed area.
Background Information Sources
For a TOJ, the Division follows the requirements for review, public notice, and public participation
that are required for a bond release application, as set forth in Rule 3.03. Detailed information about
the bond release review process can be found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act,
the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and in the
Guideline Rejzarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, dated April 18, 1995. The "Sections"
referred to in this document are those in the Regulations. Detailed information about mining and
reclamation operations at Coal Gulch Mine can be found in mining and reclamation permit
application No. C-84-067 on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215,
in Denver, Colorado.
Location of Bond Release Area
The Coal Gulch Mine was an underground coal mine where mining activities were most recently
conducted under Division mining and reclamation Permit No. C-84-067. This permit was revoked
on November 15, 1988 and the $140,000 bond forfeited on August 22, 1990. The site is located in
La Plata County, Colorado, 4.5 miles west of the town of Durango, next to U. S. Highway 160 on the
north side of the road. The permit area is located on private and state lands in Section 16, NE '/ of
Section 21, and portions of NW'/NW'/, N%2SW'/NW'/ of Section 22, all located in T35N, RI OW,
of the New Mexico Principal Meridian. Coal ownership is private and State.
Lands included in the Termination of Jurisdiction Process
The permit area encompassed 725 acres, of which 16.5 of land surface were disturbed.