2013-06-27_REVISION - X200510911 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: X200510911
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 6/27/2013
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision Letter & Cost Estimate
• From: DRMS
• To: Colowyo Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: SL1
• Email Name: ERR
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St, Room 215
C O L O R A D O
DIVISION OF
Denver, Colorado 80203
RECLAMATION
Phone: [phone]
MINING
FAX: [phone]
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SAFETY
June 27, 2013
John W Hickenlooper
Governor
Chris McCourt
Colowyo Coal Company L.P.
Mike King
Executive Director
4.•::'
5731 State Highway 13
Loretta E Pineda
Meeker, CO 81641
Director
Re: Coal Exploration File Nos. X- 2005 - 109 -11, SL -1
Dear Mr. McCourt:
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is proposing to approve the partial
release of coal exploration reclamation liability of Colowyo Coal Company for Notice of Intent No.
X- 2005- 109 -11. A Bond was submitted to cover reclamation costs of exploration drill holes in
Moffat County. An inspection showed that all of the disturbances proposed for release have been
adequately reclaimed or mined through and covered by the reclamation of Colowyo Mine's permit
4C- 1980 -019.
The legal description for the project is as follows: Sec.4,6- 9,16 -19 T3N R93 W; Sec. 1-4,10-12 T3N
R94W; Sec.29,30,32 T4N R93W; Sec. 24,25,33 -35 T4N R94W.
The Division currently holds a corporate surety in the amount of $470,711.00 for X- 2005 - 109 -11.
The Division proposes to release $466,093.00 and retain $4,618.00 for the vegetation at sites C -05-
07, CHM- 05 -03, LW- 05 -08, and LW- 05 -16, the PVC pipes at sites LW -05 -08 and LW- 05 -11, the
open borehole at site LW- 05 -15, and the monitoring well that remains at site C- 05 -33.
Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by this proposed decision may submit
written, or a written request for an adjudicatory hearing before the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Board, to the Division at the address above within 30 days of the second publication of
the proposed decision in the Craig Daily Press.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call.
Sincerely,
Elliott R. Russell
Environmental Protection Specialist
Elliott.russell(.�state.co.us
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver - Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines