2012-01-13_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2010089 (2)

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C -2010 -089 New Horizon North Mine PARNos. 1- IA -IB, 2- 2A -2B, 3 Page 7 of 60 preferable. Rather than repeating the history (or portions thereof) in numerous places within the permit; we request that a more detailed history be written, presented at just one location within the permit, and then referenced from the individual sections as appropriate. It may be logical to present this narrative at the introduction to Section 2.04.3 — Site Description and Land Use Information. Please revise and expand the thorough narrative presented in Section 2.04.3 (specific comments regarding the narrative are provided below) describing the coal mining history of the area surrounding the proposed NHN Mine, and reference this description from other sections of the permit. The narrative was revised to include coal mining history of the area surrounding the proposed NHN Mine. Itent rev l ve (l ` in 111tij -2011 reslw se. 2. Rule 2.10.2, Permit and Adjacent Areas, requires that a map be submitted which distinguishes among each of the phases during which surface coal mining operations were or will be conducted at any place within the permit area and adjacent area. With the narrative described above, please provide a map which, in addition to the proposed NHN permit boundary, delineates those areas previously mined, including "pre -law" disturbances, Nucla / NH1 and NH2 permit areas and areas within these permits from which coal was extracted. Mining areas should be delineated as required by Rule 2.10.2. A new Map 2.04.3 -2 was provided. Rem resoh,et in 11ity- 2011 response. 3. As described in the introductory paragraphs of Section 2.04.3 of the application; surface mining in the area was first begun with Edna Coal Company's Navajo Mine in 1958. This mine was purchased by Peabody Coal Company (PCC) in September 1963 and renamed it the Nucla Mine. a) The text of the first full paragraph on page 2 of Section 2.03.4 contains run -on sentences, and is difficult to follow. Please review the text and revise as necessary to clearly state what is intended. Item revolved volved n r 11,-2 01I response. b) Please incorporate these additional permitting history points into the narrative Ire nt esolred in 1 lay- 2011 response. i; PCC submitted an application for the Nucla Mine in April 1981, and in May 1983 Permit No. C- 008 -81 was issued by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division ii. The geographically separate Nucla East Mine was incorporated into the permit in 1989 iii. In 1992, the mining permit (C- 1981 -008) was transferred to Western Fuels Colorado (WFC), and the two permit areas were renamed the New Horizon 1 (NH I) and New Horizon 2 (NH2) Mines iv. All mining at NH1 (formerly the Nucla Mine) was completed by PCC, while mining at NH2 (formerly Nucla East) has been conducted solely by WFC v. The remaining 98.6 acres of the NH1 Mine, also known as the Rice tract, is being incorporated into the NHN Mine permit and will be subsequently be released from the New Horizon Mine permit c) Within the narrative, please refer the reader to the neap required by Rule 2.10.2. Item re'soh,e d in 1 tv -20 1 response.