REV104809

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/27/1996
• Doc Name: EDNA MINE PN C-80-001 TR 36 FACILITIES RETENTION REQUEST
• From: PITTSBURG & MIDWAY COAL MINING CO
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: TR36
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Depanmenl of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman 51., Room 215

Denver, Colorado 80203 ~I~
Phone: U031866-7567
FAX: [phone]
DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
August 27, 1996
Roy Romer
Governor
lames 5. L«hhead
David L. Beverlin Esecuuve Direcwr
Edna Mine Michael e. Long
The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company o,v,s.on oirec~or
P.O. Box 176
Oak Creek, Colorado 80467
RE: Edna Mine (C-80-001)
Technical Revision No. 36
Facilities Retention Request
Dear Mr. Beverlin:
The Division has completed a preliminary adequacy review of the materials sLlbmitted in support
of the above captioned technical revision. I apologize for the delay in completing this review.
We have the following questions and comments as a result of our review.
1. Retention of the facilities would not be permissible under the cLlrrently approved post-
mining land use of rangeland and wildlife habitat. If P&M wishes to retain the facilities,
the post mining land use will have to be changed. Based on P&M's description of the
proposed use for the facilities (support of a ranching operation), the Division believes a
land use of commercial might be more appropriate. If P&M decides to pursue a land use
change, this could be done in one of the following ways:
a) Amend the current revision (TR 36) to include a proposed land use change.
P&M would need to publish another newspaper notice indicating that the revision
being reviewed has been modified, with <t description of the proposed change.
b) P&M could apply for a separate technical revision for the land use change, and
waive the decision deadline on TR 36 until tl3e land tlse revision is final.
c) P&M could withdraw TR 36 and submit ~l new revision application for apost-
mining land use change and retention of tl3e facilities.
A proposed land use change revision should include the information required by Rules
2.05.5 and 4.16.3, addressing comments from landowners and local government agencies
and feasibility of the postmining land use.
2. P&M proposes retention of the office and scale located near Oak Creek. It appears that