2012-05-17_PERMIT FILE - C1981012 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/17/2012
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT 27 SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

April 2012
2.0 GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION
2.1 Facility Description [40 CFR 112.7(a)(3)]
Facility Name
New Elk Coal Company
12205 Hwy 12
Address
Weston, CO 81091
37009'N 104°57'W
Elevation 7428'
Owner /Operator
Cline Mining Corporation
Mr. Ron Thompson
Primary Contact
Work: 719 - 845 -0900
Cell: 719- 859 -0111
2.1.1 Use and Location
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The parent company of NECC is Cline Mining Corporation. The New Elk Coal Company will
annually produce approximately 3 million tons of coal from its New Elk underground coal
mining operations. NECC processes the mined coal on site and ships the processed coal via
trucks temporarily until the rail line to the property is rehabilitated. The NECC Facility is
located in a rural area of southeastern Colorado near Weston. Weston, Colorado, is
approximately 24 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. Geographically, the NECC facilities
straddle Highway 12.
NECC stores and uses petroleum products in the form of diesel, gasoline, and oil for the
equipment present on the mine site. These petroleum products are stored in ASTs and are filled
by independent contractors as needed.
The NECC Facility is comprised of approximately 160 acres of land. Improvements include a
coal preparation plant, numerous warehouses where supplies for the operation are stored,
maintenance facilities and offices. The NECC Facility will be operating 24 hours per day, 7 days
per week. NECC has personnel present in the yard facility during all shifts of the day.
A site location map is shown in Figure A -1 (Appendix A) of the NECC Facilities and a Facility
Diagram (Figure A -2 and A -4) shows the specific location of each of the storage tanks and spill
control structures specific to each bulk storage container.
2.1.2 Oil Storage Overview
Bulk oil storage at the NECC Facility consists of nine ASTs as well as 13 oil - filled transformers
of various sizes (Figure A -3). In addition, the facility also stores a variety of 55- gallon oil
drums and 5- gallon buckets and containers inside the Oil House and Shop Facilities.
SPCC Plan
MR 115 Page 27 -11 Rev. May 2012