PERMFILE103583

• Permit No: X200522501
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/14/2005
• Doc Name: Request for Consultation
• From: DMG
• To: Division of Wildlife
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
September 14, 2005
Liza Hunholz
Area Wildlife Manager
Colorado Division of Wildlife
6060 Broadway
Denver CO 80216
Deaz Ms Hunholz:
COLORADO
DIVISION O F
MIN&RALS
GEOLOGY
REC LANATION•NINING
EAf ETY4CIENCE
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Enecutive Director
Ronald W. Canany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Minerals and Geology has received an application to conduct coal
exploration activity by the Kiewit Mining Group, Inc., in Elbert County. By the Rules of
the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, the applicant must provide a statement,
with appropriate references from relevant state or federal agencies, or published sources,
that their exploration and subsequent reclamation activities will not jeopazdize the
continued existence of an endangered or threatened species listed pursuant to Section 4 of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (U.S.C. 1533) or the Nongame, Endangered or
Threatened Species Conservation Act (Section 33-8-101 et seg• C.R.S.) or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat of those species (Rule 2.02.2(2)(h)).
The applicant proposes conducting activities on approximately 5.5 acres of land surface
in the following locations:
Section 31, T 7 S, R 58 W;
Sections 5, 9, 16, 21, 28 and 33, T 8 S, R 58 W;
Sections 5, 7, 17, T 9 S, R 58 W; and
Section 1, T 8 S, R 59 W.
The activity is located on the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map of Limon. The applicant
has requested that the specific locations of their drilling remain confidential. Enclosed
are pages that include a description of the methods to be used and a map of the proposed
exploration area.
Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of the applicant's exploration and
reclamation plan and wildlife resources information as it relates to fish and wildlife
considerations, including potential impacts to threatened and endangered species, are
requested.
Office of Office of Colorado
Mined Land Reclamation ARive and Inactive Mines Geological Survey