GENERAL48946

• Permit No: C1980005
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/2/2004
• Doc Name: Reclamation & Permit Compliance Status
• From: DMG
• To: Seneca Coal Company
• Permit Index Doc Type: General Correspondence
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman S[., Room 215
Denver, Cotosado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
December 2, 2004
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Mr. Gregg Kitchen
Seneca Coal Company
P.O. Box 670
Hayden, CO 81639
RE: Reclamation and Permit Compliance Status
Deaz Mr. Kitchen:
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) has received your letter dated November 16,
2004. We appreciate Seneca Coal Company's (SCC) effort to ensure that the lines of
communication between DMG and SCC remain open and to establish a cooperative
understanding between SCC and the DMG. A number of outstanding permitting tasks and
reclamation projects have been completed. DMG has the following comments regarding the
items in your letter.
Permitting Tasks and Schedule
The DMG proposed a decision to approve PR-4 at the Seneca II-W Mine with two stipulations
on November 18, 2004. SCC has requested an extension from the December 1, 2004 Stipulation
38 deadline to December 10, 2004.
The DMG has one question regazding your PR-4 discussion. SCC has requested that DMG
contact Bob Shevling of your staff regarding PR-4. It has been DMG's understanding for the
past several months that Roy Kazo is the primary permitting and inspection contact, and Jay
James is the secondary contact. Please clarify who the DMG contacts aze at this time.
Major Reclamation Projects and Schedule
Mike Boulay and Dan Mathews have completed the November inspections at the three SCC
mines. Based on these inspections, neazly all of the major backfilling and grading projects
scheduled for completion in 2004 have been completed at the three mines. The only remaining
2004 projects at Seneca II-W to be fmished are the construction of lower B-pit and a segment of
the lower A-Pit post mine drainage channels. The projects aze well underway; however, weather
was hampering final riprap installation in November. It is DMG's understanding that the projects
are scheduled for completion during 2004. As acknowledged by SCC, all post-mine drainage
channels at Seneca II and Seneca II-W will be field inspected next yeaz for conformance with the
applicable performance standazds.
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