2011-12-06_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1980001

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/6/2011
• Doc Name: Proposed Deciision and Findings of Compliance ‎(RN6)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: Chevron Mining, Inc
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: JHB
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

In tr`odiiction
This document the (decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) , for the `renewal of the Edna Mine Permit.
This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve a permit renewal
application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the permit
application, a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description
of the mining and reclamation plan; arid the written findings of'conipliance the
Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act.
Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the
Regulations of the Colorado Mined LandReclamatiori Board for Coal Mining (Rule):
The Division has received an application for renewal 'of an existing, valid permit to
conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations at`the EdnaMirie. -The
application was submitted by Chevron Mining The mirieis in'permanent cessation,
and, at this time, continuing operations are for final reclamation at the 'site. No surface
coal mining or extraction of coal is anticipated during the renewal period.
The Division last made detailed findings of compliance for the Edna Mine for Permit
Renewal No 5, approved January 8, 2007. This document is an update and edit of that
Finding. The sources of information for updates have' been footnoted ofidentifred in the
revised text.
The mine will be operated by Chevron Mining Inc. The mine is located on federal and
private lands within Routt County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included
within the permit area includes all or portions of:
Township 5
Township 5
Township 4
Township 4
North, Range '85 West of the'6th Principal Meridian:
S %NW %, NE' /, 51/2 Section (Sec). 31,'SW' /NW'/ Sec. 32
North, Range 86 West of the 6th Principal- Meridian:
E%2E' /2 Sec. 36
North, Range 86 West of the 6th Principal Meridian:
E' /a, SE'% Sec. 12, 51/2, NE' /a, E''NW' /a, SW' /aNW' /a Sec. 13,
SE %S1/2NE1/4 Sec. 14, NE`/ Sec. 23, N1/2, E1/2SW'/, NW`/SW'/,
N1/2SE1/4, W'SE`/ Sec. 24, NE %, N1/2SE1/4 Sec. 25
North, Range 85 West of the 6th Principal Meridian:
N1/2, SW' /a, W1/2SE1/4 Sec. 7, NW'/NW' /a Sec. 8, W1/2W1/2 Sec. 17,
Sec. 18, N1/2, SW'/ Sec. 19, NW'/ Sec. 30
A detailed description of the current permit boundary is at Exhibit 1.01A of the Permit
Application Package (PAP), and encloses 3,257.3 acres. During the previous permit term,
with approval of Technical Revision No. 44 (September 19, 2005) the permit area was
reduced by 171.2 acres' (from 3,428.5 acres).
' Technical Revision 44
C1980-001 Edna Mine Permit Renewal No. 6 3