2011-02-15_REVISION - C1980004 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 2/15/2011
• Doc Name: Preliminary Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: McClane Canyon Mining, LLC
• Type & Sequence: PR2
• Email Name: MPB
• 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
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February 15, 2011
AFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Corey Heaps
Governor
McClane Canyon Mining, LLC
Mike King
2352 N 7' Street, Unit C
Executive Director
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
Re: McClane Canyon Mine, Permit No, C- 1980 -004
Permit Revision No. (PR -2), Preliminary Adequacy Review
Dear Mr. Heaps:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has completed the initial adequacy review
for the McClane Canyon Mine Permit Revision No. 2 application submitted by McClane Canyon
Mining, LLC (MCM). The application has been reviewed and this letter presents our preliminary
findings as to the substantive adequacy of the application. The application is generally inadequate with
regard to the proposed new Coal Mine Waste Pile (CMWP) and new coal cleaning plant; some key
issues are listed here:
• The central portion of the proposed CMWP footprint is occupied by what appears to be a maiunade
fill, associated with a previous attempt to create an impoundment in the East Salt Creek drainage.
0 The CMWP geotechnical report provided in Appendix R is missing key details, and no new
boreholes were drilled to evaluate the subsurface characteristics beneath the proposed pile.
• The site of the proposed Air Jig Plant will require filling in a portion of McClane Wash and
confining the natural drainage to a culvert. Details regarding these proposed alterations are
minimal for both the mining and operations plan and for the reclamation plan.
The Division has the following questions and comments which are organized by the pertinent sections
of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board.
Rule 2.03 Legal, Financial, Compliance and Related Information
1. There is no updated Section 2.03 included in the revised application materials. Ownership and
control information is contained in Appendix A and compliance information is in Appendix B
of the existing permit document. Since the entire Section 2.0 has been revised it should contain
at least a brief Section 2.03 referencing Appendices A and B where the bulk of the
identification of interests and compliance information is found.
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