Decision Memo Completed

Thunder Basin Coal Company (Black Thunder Mine) - Mineral Materials (Scoria) Contract Renewal

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

Issue a new Minerals Materials (Scoria) contract to TBCC (Black Thunder Mine) to replace MM-DGL-2800-08-06-09 and three Amendments (expires 12-31-2015)

Location

Parts of Sections 11, 13, 14, 23-26, & 35, T43N, R70W, Campbell County, WY

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/15/2015
2
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (15)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Thunder Basin Coal Company, LLC Mineral Materials Contract RenewalDecision Signed Date: 04/22/2016
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsDouglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionParts of Sections 11, 13, 14, 23-26, and 35, T43N R70W
Minerals and geology