2011-02-28_REVISION - C1981012 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/28/2011
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR56
• Email Name: KAG
• 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 28, 2011
Dan Prenzlow
SE Regional Wildlife Manager
Colorado Division of Wildlife
SE Regional Service Center
4255 Sinton Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-4233
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012)
Technical Revision Application No. 56 (TR-56)
Incidental permit Boundary Change and 2011 Mine Plan
Dear Mr. Prenzlow:
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 28, 2011, an application to revise
coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was
submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the
Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
This revision proposes an increase to the permit boundary of 22.5 acres within the DOW owned surface and coal.
It also proposes "development only" mining in the Allen seam north of the existing portals and "development and
retreat" mining in the Apache seam south of the existing portals. Subsidence impacts and mitigation on the
Bosque del Oso SWA are addressed under pending Permit Revision No. 2, previously provided to you. Since
these revisions are being reviewed concurrently, the applicant chose not to duplicate permitting materials under
this revision.
The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles West of Trinidad, Colorado.
The permit area is further described as follows: T33S, R68W, portions of Sections 24; 25, and 26. All sections are
partially or fully projected by New Elk Coal Company due to the unsurveyed nature of the Maxwell Lai. rant.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, and
Stonewall.
Because the above referenced technical revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit
area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting
your agency's evaluation of the proposal. Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and
wildlife resources information, the fish and wildlife plan, and the reclamation plan as it relates to fish and wildlife
considerations, including potential impacts to threatened or endangered species, are requested. If wildlife habitat
is the proposed postmining land use, we request your evaluation of proposed woody plant stocking levels, planting
arrangements, and methods for mitigation of potential adverse impacts.
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Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines