2012-09-10_REVISION - C1980005

• Permit No: C1980005
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 9/10/2012
• Doc Name: Findings of Compliance and Proposed Decision
• From: DRMS
• To: Seneca Coal Company, LLC
• Type & Sequence: SL5
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

land in BRB -2 and 902 acres of permanent program land in BRB -3). The Division approved a
liability release of $1,975,695.00 with the approval of SL -3.
SCC submitted an application, SL -04, for a Phase I bond release on October 15, 2008. This
application was found complete on December 1, 2008. The application requested Phase I
release on 135.3 reclaimed acres of permanent program lands. The area requested for release
included a 125.8 acre block of reclamation in the southeast portion of the permit area, an 8-
acre portion of the reclaimed solid waste disposal site, and a 1.5 acre corridor associated with
a postmining drainage channel. These acres were originally associated with SL -1, but not
approved at that time. SL -4 was approved on May 11, 2010, which approved the release of
$77,028.00 in liability.
Table 1 - Bond Release History
Seneca II Mine C- 1980 -005
Bond Release History Prior to the Approval of Permit Revision No. 2
Interim and Permanent Program Areas
Total
Disturbed
Phase I
Released
Phase I
Remaining
Phase II
Released
Phase II
Remaining
Phase III
Released
Phase III
Remaining
SL -1
1968.8
1795.4
173.40
0
1968.8
0
1968.8
SL -2
1968.8
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
SL -3
1968.8
0
173.40
1213.1
582.3
0
1968.8
SL -4
1968.8
135.3
38.10
0
582.3
0
1968.8
Pre -Law Areas
SL -1
326.5
259.1
67.40
0
326.5
0
326.5
SL -2
326.5
0
67.40
257.71
68.79
257.71
68.79
SL -3
326.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
68.79
SL -4
326.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
68.79
In 2010, Permit Revision No. 2 (PR -2) for the Seneca II Mine was approved to reduce the size
of the original permit area of the Seneca II Mine to accommodate the Peabody Sage Creek Mine
(C -2009 -087). PR -2 also reduced the size of the disturbed area from approximately 2,295.3
acres to the currently permitted 271.2 acres. The Seneca II disturbance area prior to the
approval of PR -2 and after the approval of SL -04 consisted of 2,037.59 acres (1,968.8
permanent program lands and 69.79 pre -law lands). Based on the final decision of PR -2, the
Seneca II Mine is comprised of 271.20 acres. The Peabody Sage Creek Mine assumes liability
of the remaining 1,766.39 disturbed area acres (1,697.6 permanent program lands and 68.79 pre -
law lands) based on the approval of CDRMS Permit No. C- 2009 -087. The Peabody Sage Creek
Mine disturbed area acreage of 1,766.3 does not include the approved 52.60 disturbed area
acreage previously undisturbed by the Seneca II Mine.
Seneca II Mine Page 4 September 10, 2012
Phase 11 Bond Release