Alaska Department of Natural Resources

09/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/20/2024 02:05

PRELIMINARY FINDING OF FACT AND DECISION SURFACE COAL MINING PERMIT RENEWAL PERMITS # S-0604

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PRELIMINARY FINDING OF FACT AND DECISION SURFACE COAL MINING PERMIT RENEWAL PERMITS # S-0604

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY FINDING OF FACT AND DECISION SURFACE COAL MINING PERMIT RENEWAL PERMITS # S-0604

An application for renewal of the Rosalie Mine, Permit Number S-0604 has been filed with the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Mining Section (DMLW-Mining), by Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. (UCM), P.O. Box 1000, Healy, Alaska 99743. The DMLW-Mining has found that the renewal application contains all the information required under 11 AAC 90.021 - 11 AAC 90.101.

The Rosalie Mine Permit consists of an 837-acre mine site and is located approximately seven miles east of Healy, Alaska. The proposed mining activities are within: Sections 17-20, Township 12 South, Range 6 West, and Sections 21-24, 26 and 27, Township 12 South, Range 7 West, of the Fairbanks Meridian.

This renewal request is for an additional five-year term and includes the permit areas previously approved in the existing permits. No additional mining areas or revisions to the existing boundaries are proposed. No changes or modifications to the operation or reclamation plan are being proposed. The application is currently being reviewed to determine if it meets the technical requirements of the Alaska Surface Coal Mining Control and Reclamation Act (AS 27.21; 11AAC 90).

Copies of the existing Permit, Renewal Application and Preliminary Findings of Fact are available for review at the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water offices at 550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 920, Anchorage, AK 99501-3577 or on our website (https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/).

A person who is or may be adversely affected by the issuance of this permit may file written comments or objections and may include with an objection a request for an informal conference (AS 27.21.140). Written comments should be addressed to Russell Kirkham, Division of Mining, Land and Water, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 920, Anchorage, AK 99501-3577, or by e-mail to [email protected] with the subject, "Rosalie Mine Renewal". The deadline for written comments is 5:00 PM on November 11, 2024.

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Publish Date: 9/20/2024
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