Environmental Assessment Completed

Antelope Mine Rail Spur Expansion

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Converse, Wyoming Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District

Antelope Coal LLC has requested an authorization to amend the existing Antelope Mine special use permit to allow expansion of the railroad spur area associated with expansion and increased capacity of the coal loadout facility.

Location

Hilight Bill Geographic Area

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/15/2010
2
Comment Period
06/19/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
11/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityForest Service Energy Implementation Plan
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Cloud Peak Energy, LLC Antelope Mine Plant Expansion-Railroad SpurDecision Signed Date: 09/25/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/27/2013
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsDouglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionW 1/2, SW 1/4, Section 1; W 1/2, Section 12; W 1/2, Section 13; SE 1/4, SE 1/4, Section 14, T 40 N, R 71 W, Converse County, Wyoming.
Minerals and geology