2011-02-22_REVISION - C1981018

• Permit No: C1981018
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/22/2011
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: PR7
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: SB1
• 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 22, 2011
Paul Daggett
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
White River Field Office
220 Market St.
Meeker, CO 81641-3419
Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR-7)
200 Acre Expansion of Mine Permit Area. No Proposed New Disturbance
Dear Mr. Daggett:
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
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 22, 2011, an application to revise
coal mining operations at the Deserado Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and
comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
Blue Mountain Energy (BME) has submitted Permit Revision 07 (PR-07) for the Deserado Mine to add an
additional 200 acres to the permit area. This increase in permit area will allow for the completion of new longwall
panels. Deserado currently holds federal coal lease C-8425 for the permit expansion area. This coal lease was
incorporated into the permit document with the approval of Minor Revision 143 (approved on 26 March 2010). No
New surface disturbance is proposed with this revision.
The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Northeast of Rangely, Colorado.
The permit area is further described as follows:
Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, R101W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County; Portions of
Sections 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33,
T3N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rangely NE and Cactus
Reservoir.
The DMG requests written verification regarding Federal mining leases and/or federal surface access
approval. Applicant has referenced the Federal mining lease(s) and/or Federal Surface access
agreement(s) C-8425 in this application as a document upon which they base their legal right to enter.
Please verify that the lease(s) and/or agreement(s) has/have been issued and that final BLM/federal
agency lease/agreement approval has been granted. If the lease/agreement application is pending, please
notify DMG as to the status of the lease/agreement review and when a decision is anticipated.
Verification of Federal leases and/or federal surface access agreements should be sent to me at the address
listed above.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines