PERMFILE130837

• Permit No: X200722900
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/6/2007
• Doc Name: Adequacy Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Colorado Coal Resources, LLC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman 5t., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
July 6, 2007
Mr. Scott Cowman
Colorado Coal Resources LLC
29515 Routt County Road 27
Oak Creek, CO 80467
RE: Notification of Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration
Notification of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance
Notification of Determination of Performance Bond Amount
Adequacy Review
Colorado Coal Resources LLC, The Cow Camp Underground Project
DRMS Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration No. X-2007-229-00
Dear Mr. Cowman:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
- &-
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ("Division") found Notice of Intent ("NOI") No. X-
2007-142-10 Complete on June 22, 2007. The Division has reviewed this Notice of Intent in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act
("Act") and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining
("Regulations"). We hereby inform you of the following:
Determination of Proposed Activities as Coal Exploration [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and 1.04(22)]
The activities described in the Notice of Intent qualify as "coal exploration as defined at Regulation
1.04(22). The coal exploration activities described will involve removal of 250 tons or less of coal.
Determination of Substantial Natural Land Surface Disturbance [Regulations 2.02.2(3) and
1.04(127)]
The coal exploration activities described will "substantially disturb" the natural land surface, as
defined at Regulation 1.04(127).
Determination of Amount of Performance Bond [Regulation 3.05.2(1)]
The Division has prepared an estimate of the amount of performance bond sufficient to assure the
satisfactory reclamation of the proposed coal exploration disturbance if, in the event of bond forfeiture,
the work had to be performed by the Division through independent contractors. Please find attached a
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