Permit Number:
2014-01
Operator Name:
San Juan Coal Company
Contacts:
Stats:
| Surface/Underground:
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Underground |
| Permit Term:
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| Location:
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Sec 2-4,9-10,15-16,20-22,27-29, 32-34 T30N R15W
USGS Quad: Waterflow & Young's Lake
North of San Juan River, west of Farmington |
| Permit Area: |
8677 |
| Land Ownership: |
Surface and Coal - Federal, State, Private |
| Production: |
No Data |
| Employment: |
447 |
| Coal Geology: |
Coal deposits formed during late cretaceous into the deposit; Fruitland Formation above the Pictured Cliffs Sandstone. The main coal seam, average thickness of 13.8 feet, divides in some places by small partings. One upper seam, average thickness of 4.5 feet, is separated by 100 feet of parting from the main seam. Both these seams are to be involved in a deep strip operation. |
| Coal Quality: |
Moisture - 10.00%, Ash - 18.00%, Volatiles - 32.00%, Fixed Carbon - 40.00%, Sulfur - 0.83%, BTU per lb - 9950.00 |
| Markets: |
San Juan Generating Station (mine-mouth). |
| Transportation: |
Truck to crusher, conveyor to point of delivery to power plant. |
Acres:
| Year | Acres Disturbed | Acres Disturbed (To Date) | Active Mining | Back Filled/Graded | Seeded/Topsoiled | Phase I | Phase II | Phase III |
| 1997 | 233.0 | 4928.0 | 1190.0 | 34.0 | 138.0 | | | |
| 1998 | 31.0 | 4959.0 | 1195.0 | 26.0 | 8.0 | | | |
| 1999 | 74.0 | 5036.0 | 1175.0 | 97.0 | 74.0 | | | |
| 2000 | 91.0 | 5127.0 | 2451.0 | 10.0 | 33.0 | | | |
| 2001 | 13.0 | 5140.0 | 2333.0 | 131.0 | 17.0 | | 236.7 | 236.7 |
| 2002 | | 5140.0 | 2335.0 | 105.0 | 124.0 | | | 236.7 |
| 2003 | 9.0 | 5149.0 | 2242.0 | 96.0 | | | | 236.7 |
| 2004 | 21.0 | 5170.0 | 2244.0 | 76.0 | 128.0 | | | |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 5197.0 | 2273.0 | 13.0 | 148.0 | 771.0 | | |
| 2006 | 12.0 | 5209.0 | 1804.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | | 627.1 | 627.1 |
| 2007 | 4.0 | 5213.0 | 1753.0 | 55.0 | | | | |
| 2008 | 34.0 | 5247.0 | 1703.0 | 84.0 | 40.0 | | | |
| 2009 | 94.0 | 5341.0 | 1681.0 | 116.0 | 86.0 | | | |
| 2010 | 47.0 | 5388.0 | 1649.0 | 79.0 | 42.0 | | | |