2012-01-06_REVISION - C1982057 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1982057
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 1/6/2012
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings
• From: DRMS
• To: Seneca Coal Company, LLC
• Type & Sequence: PR6
• Email Name: SLB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Introduction
This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining
and Safety (the Division) for the Seneca II -W Mine, for Permit Revision No. 6 (PR -6), removal of
the Tie - Across Haul Road. This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve the
application; 2) a summary which includes a general permitting history, operational status, and
summary of the review of the RN -5 application, a description of the environment affected by the
operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of
compliance 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 Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining.
The Division has received an application for a revision of Permit No. C -1982 -057 to conduct surface
coal mining and reclamation operations at the Seneca II -W Mine. The application was submitted by
Seneca Coal Company (SCC), and the mine will be operated by SCC.
The Seneca II -W Mine is located on federal, state and private lands within Routt County,
Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the permit area is:
Township 5 North. Ranee 88 West. 6th P.M. - Mine Area
Section 9: Portions of SE 1/4 NE' /a , NE 1/4 SE 1/a , and W' /2 NE 1/4
Section 10: S' /2S' /2NW' /a , SW' /a , SE' /a , Portions of S' /2NE 1/a
Section 11: Portions of S 1/2 S 1/2 SW 1/a
Section 14: Portions of SW 1 /a, NW 1/a and S1 /2S'/2SE' /a
Section 15: All
Section 16: Portions of W' /2NW' /a , SE' /a NW' /a , NE' /a SW' /a and SE' /a
Section 21: Portions of E' /2NE' /a
Section 22: NW 1/a , NE 1/a , N 1/2 SE 1/a , SW 1/a SE 1/a , Portions of N 1/2 SW 1/a and SW/4 SE' /a
Section 23: NW 1/a , SW' /a , W'h E' /2 , WI/2E'/2E'/2
Township 5 North. Ranee 88 West. 6th P.M. - II -W South Expansion Area
Section 26: W' /2, W'/2E1/2, and portions of W' /2E' /2NE' /a and W' /2E' /2SE' /a
Section 27: E 1/2
Section 34: NE' /a , N'h SE' /a , and portions of N' /2 S' /2SE' /a
Section 35: NW 1/4, W1 /2NE1 /a, N1 /2SW1 /a and portions of N1 /2S1 /2SW1 /a, NW 1/4 SE' /a,
NW 1/4 SW 1/a SE 1/4, NW 1/4 NE 1/a SE 1/4, and W1 /2E' /2NE1 /a
Township 6 North. Range 88 West. 6th P.M. - Tie Across Haul Road
Section 14: Portions of SE' /a , SW' /a
Section 23: Portions of NI/2
Section 24: Portions of NE 1/a , NW 1/4
Township 6 North, Range 87 West, 6th P.M. - Tie Across Haul Road
Section 17: Portions of SW' /a , SE' /a , NE' /a
Seneca II -W Findings Document 1 C- 1982 -057
Permit Revision No. 6 January 6, 2012