Canyon Fuel Company LLC, 9815 South Monroe Street, Suite 203, Sandy, Utah 84070 has filed an application for a coal mining permit renewal under the laws of the State of Utah and the United States Office of Surface Mining.
Approval of this application will allow coal mining operations at the SUFCO Mine to continue within the leasehold interest and fee lands owned by Canyon Fuel Company LLC. The lands on which mining is to continue are located in Sevier, Emery and Sanpete Counties and include parts of the Fishlake National Forest and Manti-LaSal National Forest. The mine portals are located 30 miles east of Salina, Utah, located within Section 12, NW1\4, Township 22 S., Range 4 E. The approximately 27,192.64 acre leasehold involves all or part of the following coal leases and fee land
which have been assigned or deeded to Canyon Fuel Company LLC.
Federal Coal Lease U-28297 – (716.51 acres)
Approved January 1979
Modified April 2009
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 32, lots 1, N1/2S1/2
Sec. 33, NW1/4SW1/4
T. 22 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 5, W1/2W1/2
Sec. 7, S1/2NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4
Sec. 8, W1/2NW1/4
Federal Coal Lease U-062453 – (480 acres)
Approved March 1962
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 28, SW1/4SW1/4
Sec. 29, SE1/4SE1/4
Sec. 32, N1/2
Sec. 33, W1/2NW1/4
Federal Coal Lease U-0149084 – (240 acres)
Approved June 1966
T. 22 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 12, NE1/4 and N1/2SE1/4
Federal Coal Lease SL-062583 – (3,079.83 acres)
Approved September 1941
Modified January 1973
Modified December 2009
T. 21 5., R. 4 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 36, S1/2
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 31, all
T. 22 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 1, lots 1 to 4 incl. S1/2N1/2, S1/2
Sec. 2, SE1/4, S1/2SW1/4
Sec. 3, SE1/4SE1/4
Sec. 10, E1/2NE1/4, NE1/4SE1/4
Sec. 11, N1/2, N1/2S1/2
Sec. 12, NW1/4
T. 22 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 6, all
Sec. 7, N1/2NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4
Federal Coal Lease U-47080 – (1,953.73 acres)
Approved October 1981
Modified December 2009
T. 21 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 25, all
Sec. 35, E1/2, E1/2SW1/4
Sec. 36, N1/2
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 30, lots 2-4, W1/2SE1/4
T. 22 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 2, lots 1-4, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4
Sec. 3, NE1/4SE1/4.
Federal Coal Lease U-63214 – (6,506.34 acres)
Approved July 1989
Modified June 1999
Modified December 2009
Modified March 2015
Tract 1:
T. 21 S., R. 4 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 12, E1/2SE1/4
Sec. 13, E1/2NE1/4, S1/2
Sec. 14, E1/2SW1/4, SE1/4
Sec. 23, E1/2, E1/2W1/2
Sec. 24, all.
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM, Utah
Sec. 16, W1/2NW1/4, W1/2SW1/4, W1/2E1/2NW1/4, W1/2E1/2SW1/4
Secs. 17-19, all.
Sec. 20, NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4, SW1/4, NW1/4
Sec. 21, W1/2NW1/4, W1/2E1/2NW1/4
Sec. 26, W1/2NW1/4SW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4
Sec. 27, NE1/4, SE1/4, S1/2SW1/4, S1/2N1/2SW1/4
Sec. 28, S1/2SE1/4, S1/2N1/2SE1/4, S1/2N1/2SW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4
Sec. 29, S1/2NE1/4SE1/4
Sec. 30, lot 1, N1/2NE1/4
Sec. 33, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4
Sec. 34, NW1/4NE1/4, NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4
Tract 3:
T. 22 S., R. 4 E., SLB&M, Utah
Sec. 26, E1/2, E1/2SW1/4
Sec. 35, NW1/4, W1/2SW1/4
Tract 4:
T. 22 S., R. 4 E., SLB&M, Utah
Sec. 22, E1/2SE1/4NE1/4, E1/2NE1/4SE1/4, NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4
Sec. 23, S1/2NW1/4NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4, N1/2SW1/4SW1/4
Federal Coal Lease UTU-76195 – (4,148.15 acres)
Approved October 1999
Modified December 2006
Modified March 2015
T.21 S., R. 5 E., SLM
Sec. 2, lots 3, 4, S1/2SW1/4, SW1/4SE1/4
Sec. 10, NE1/4NE1/4
Sec. 11, NE1/4, SE1/4, NW1/4NW1/4, NE1/4NW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4NW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4NW1/4, E1/2SW1/4, E1/2NW1/4SW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4NW1/4
Sec. 12, S1/2SW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4
Sec. 13, NW1/4, S1/2
Sec. 14, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, E1/2E1/2SE1/4
Sec. 22, S1/2S1/2SE1/4
Sec. 23, SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, S1/2SW1/4SW1/4, S1/2SE1/4NW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NE1/4NE1/4, NE1/4NE1/4NE1/4, S1/2SW1/4NE1/4, NE1/4SW1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4
Sec. 24, all
Sec. 25, N1/2, N1/2S1/2
Sec. 26, N1/2, NE1/4SW1/4, E1/2NW1/4SW1/4, SE1/4
T.21 S., R. 6 E., SLM
Sec. 19, lots 3-4, E1/2SW1/4
Sec. 30, lots 1-3, E1/2NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4
Federal Coal Lease UTU-84102-(6,795.39 acres)
Approved April 2018
Tract 1:
T.20 S., R. 4 E., SLM
Sec. 36, lot 4, E1/2NE1/4, NE1/4SE1/4
T.20 S., R. 5 E., SLM
Sec. 19, lots 5-8, E/2SW1/4, SE1/4
Sec. 20, S1/2
Sec. 21, W1/2SW1/4
Sec. 28. W1/2
Sec. 29, all
Sec. 30, all
Sec. 31, all
Sec. 32, N1/2, N1/2S1/2
Sec. 33, NW1/4NW1/4
T. 21 S.,R. 4 E., SLM
Sec. 1, all
Sec. 2, SE1/4
Sec. 11, E1/2, E1/2W1/2
Sec. 12, NE1/4, W1/2, W1/2SE1/4
Sec. 13, W1/2NE1/4, NW1/4
Sec. 14, NEl/4, El/2NW1/4
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLM
Sec.6, all
Tract 2:
T. 21 S.,R. 4 E., SLM
Sec. 11, SW1/4SW1/4, S1/2NW1/4SW1/4, NE1/4NW1/4SW1/4, SE 1 /4SW1 /4NW1/4
Sec. 14, W1/2Wl/2
Sec. 15, E1/2SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4SE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4SE1/4, SW1/4SE1/4NE1/4, E1/2NE1/4NE1/4
Sec. 22, NE1/4NE1/4, E1/2W1/2NE1/4, SW1/4SW1/4NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4NE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, W1/2NE1/4SE1/4, N1/2SW1/4SE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4SE1/4, E1/2 NW1/4 NE1/4
Sec. 23, N1/2NW1/4NW1/4
BLM Right of Way UTU-91108 (70 acres)
T.21 S.,R. 4 E. SLB&M
Sec. 1, E1/2SE1/4SE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4
Sec. 12, E1/2E1/2NE1/4
State of Utah Coal Lease ML 49443-OBA – (2,294.19 acres)
Approved October 2004
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLB&M
Sec. 4, Lots 1 – 4, S1/2S1/2
Sec. 5, Lots 1 – 4, S1/2S1/2
Sec. 7, Lots 1 – 4, NE1/4, SE1/4
Sec. 8, All
Sec. 9, All
Fee lands owned by Canyon Fuel Company, LLC as follows:
T. 21 S., R. 5 E., SLB&M, Utah
Sec. 29, SW1/4, NW1/4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4
Sec. 30, S1/2NE1/4, E1/2SE1/4
containing 640.00 acres
T. 22 S., R. 4 E., SLB&M, Utah
Sec. 18, NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, NE1/4SE1/4
containing 240 acres
U. S. Forest Service special use permit areas
T. 22 S., R. 4 E., SLB&M, Utah
Sec. 12, S1/2
containing 28.5 acres
After filing, a copy of the permit application will be available for inspection at the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 1210, Salt Lake City, Utah and can be accessed online at https://www.ogm.utah.gov.
Written comments or requests for an informal conference regarding this application may be addressed within 30 days of the last publication date of this notice, to the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, Box 145801, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5801.
Published in the ETV Newspaper January 26, February 2, February 9 and Feberuary 16, 2022.