1983-09-01_PERMIT FILE - C1981017

• Permit No: C1981017
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/1/1983
• Doc Name: Mining and Reclamation Plan Approval Package
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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United States Department of the Interior
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING
Reclamation and Enforcement
'Nwe 3no BROOKS TOWERS
1020 15TH STREET
DENVER,COLORADO 80202
6 J Jib 1983
MEMORANDUM
T0: Direc r Offic of is;�feining
FROM: Admin�s rato , estern Technical Center
SUBJECT: Recommendation for Approval of Mid Continent Resources, Inc. 's
Coal Basin Mining and Reclamation Permit, Pitkin County,
Colorado, Federal Leases: C-011646, C-0125457, C-09004, and
C-09005
I. Recommendation
I recommend approval with conditions of the Mid Continent Resources,
Inc. 's Coal Basin Mine permit for an underground mining complex of five
mines. My recommendation is based on the Technical Analysis and
Environmental Assessment of the complete application. The applicant has
proposed to continue mining on Federal coal leases C-011646, C-0125457,
C-09004, and C-09005. This permit is for a term of 5 years with the right
of successive renewal for the permit and mining plan area (7,220 acres).
The life of the mine will be forty years. The permit with conditions
included with this memorandum, will be in conformance with the applicable
Federal regulations, the Colorado State Program, and the Mineral Leasing
Act, as amended. I also recommend that you advise the Assistant Secretary
for Energy and Minerals, under 30 CFR 746.14 that the Mid Continent
Resources, Inc. 's Coal Basin mining and reclamation plan is ready for
approval. I concur that a performance bond in the amount of $1,970,148.00
is adequate.
The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division (CMLRD) and the Office of
Surface Mining (OSM), identified elements of the applicant's proposal
which require conditions to comply with State and Federal law. The State
permit (C-017-81), with conditions, is incorporated into the proposed
Federal permit CO-0011.
My recommendation for approval is based on the complete MRP and permit
application submitted on February 5, 1981 and updated through March 28,
1983. I have determined that this action will not have a significant
impact on the human environment.