2013-07-22_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C2009087

• Permit No: C2009087
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 7/22/2013
• Doc Name: Findings of Compliance and Proposed Decision ‎(SL1)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

reclaimed with relatively consistent techniques and seed mixes. Permanent program lands
included 902 acres in BRB -3, 577.7 acres in BRB -4, and 2.7 acres in BRB -5. No pre -law lands
were included in SL -3. The SL -3 bond release request was limited to those portions of the
interim program and permanent program lands that were previously granted Phase I release
under SL -1. During the review process, SCC withdrew the 577.7 -acre BRB -4 and the 2.7 -acre
portion of BRB -5 from the SL -3 application. On April 1, 2009, the Division approved Phase 11
reclamation liability release on 1213.1 acres (311.1 acres of interim program 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 for the Seneca II Mine (C-
80 -005) 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 interim program and
permanent program lands. The area requested for release included a 125.8 -acre block of
reclamation in the southeast portion of the permit area originally associated with SL -1 but not
approved at that time, an 8 -acre portion of the reclaimed solid waste disposal site, and a 1.5-
acre corridor associated with a postmining drainage channel. SL -4 was approved on May 11,
2010, which approved the release of $77,028.00 in liability.
Table 1 - Bond Release History
Seneca 11 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
68.79
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
68.79
SL -4
68.79
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
68.79
In 2010, Permit Revision No. 2 (PR -2) for the Seneca 11 Mine (C- 1980 -005) 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 of the Seneca
II Mine from approximately 2,295.3 acres to the currently- approved 271.20 disturbed area 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 68.79 pre -law lands; Table 2,
first column). Based on the final decision of PR -2, the Seneca 11 Mine is comprised of 271.20
disturbed area acres (Table 2, second column). The Peabody Sage Creek Mine assumed liability
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Phase 11 Bond Release