Oxbow Mining LLC (Oxbow) has applied to modify existing federal coal lease COC-70615 by adding approx. 364 acres of federal coal reserves. Coal in the existing lease is mined by Oxbow from their Elk Creek Mine near Somerset in Gunnison County.
Location
Near Buck Mesa; Elk Creek Mine near Somerset in Gunnison County, Colorado
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/03/2013
2
Comment Period
04/03/2013
3
Objection Period Start
01/01/2014
4
Decision
02/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Federal Coal Lease Modification 1, COC- 70615, Tract 2 | Decision Signed Date: 02/26/2014 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Paonia Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Portions of sections 32 and 33; T.12S., R.90W., 6thPM; Gunnison County, Colorado |