REV09043

• Permit No: C1982056
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 3/7/2000
• Doc Name: FOIDEL CREEK MINE C-82-056 PR 5
• From: DMG
• To: TWENTYMILE COAL CO
• Type & Sequence: PR5
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORf~DO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Depanmcm nl Natural Kesources
I } I 1 Sherman SL. Honm ? 15
Denver, Colorado NU?U3
DIVISION OF
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FAX:13041 0}'-81116 $L
March 7, 2000 G E O L O G Y
R E C L A M A T I O N
MINING•SAFETY
Mr. Rick Mills
Twentymile Coal Company ern owr"s
2951 ~ Routt County Road 27 c'"p`"°'
Oak Creek
CO 80467 Greti E. Wakher
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M1I¢hapl B. Long
Re: Foidel Creek Mine, C-82-056, Permit Revision No. ~ D.msum Drtpuor
Dear Mr. Mills:
The Division has reviewed in accordance with Rule 2.08.4, Twentymile Coal Company's application for a
permit revision, PR-O5, to allow for mining in the Northern Mining District. The following questions are
a result of the Division's review.
Vegetation Information; Rule 2.04.10
~1. Revised page 2.04-61 (rev. 2/24/99) indicated that since there would be no new surface disturbance to
the lands overlying the NoRhem Mining District, there would be no impacts to rare or endangered
plant species. Potential impacts include subsidence to the alluvial valley floor of Fish Creek. Please
provide information to the Division demonstrating that Twentymile Coal Company has evaluated
impacts to rare and endangered plant species in accordance with Rules 2.04.10(5) and 2.05.6(2)(a)(iii)
with regazd to subsidence of the Fish Creek alluvial valley floor. If this demonstration has been made
elsewhere in the application, please specify where this information may be found.
2 In Twentymile Coal Company's discussion of impacts to fish and wildlife, found on revised page
2.04-80.1 (rev. 2/2/98), Twentymile Coal Company identifies this page as having been revised during
PR-04, with a revised date of 2/2/98. The context of this page submitted with PR-OS is different than
the page approved during PR-04. Twentymile Coal Company's identifier should reflect that the page
was submitted with PR-OS and reflect a revised date that corresponds to the PR-0~ permitting action.
This same page contains discussion of the Ute Ladies Tresses orchid. Since this section of the
permit, section 2.04.11, pertains to Fish and Wildlife, discussion of raze and endangered plant species
would be better presented in the vegetation section, 2.04.10. Please correct and resubmit this page.
Formatting
3. Revised page 2.05-2 (re. 8/27/99) does not include information found on approved page 2.0>-2 (rev.
8/26/99 TR 99-33) regazding the 1000 foot longwall face panels. Please retain the information
previously approved on this page in addition to the proposed PR-OS changes.
4. Please assure that the permit term discussed on revised page 2.07.1 (rev. 8/27/99) is in agreement with
the permit term under review in permit renewal No. 3.
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