Abstract
Bond Release Geodatabase for a surface coal mine in Wyoming
Track: Mining and Geosciences
Author
The Bond Release Geodatabase developed for the North Antelope Rochelle Mine (NARM) in Wyoming is the result of a cooperative effort between the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) program, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division (LQD), and the Powder River Coal LLC (PRC). This is the first spatially supported database developed in Wyoming for reclamation bond release processing purposes. The geodatabase was designed to support the tracking of areas which have achieved backfill verification and satisfied performance standards in support of incremental bond release. The incremental bond release process involves the approval of regulatory requirements for the release of bonding instruments. Selected compliance features used to support the approval of incremental bond release (topsoil depth, erosion features, wildlife habitat features) were monitored and entered into the geodatabase by the LQD personnel during inspections using GPS enabled data collector.
Anna Krzyszowska-Waitkus
Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
122 W. 25th Street, Herschler Building
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
United States
Phone: 307-7776284
E-mail: awaitk@wyo.gov
Chris Blake
Peabody Energy
Caller Box 3034
Gillette, Wyoming 82717-3034
United States
Phone: 307 6873982
E-mail: cblake@PeabodyEnergy.com
Marcelo Calle
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mine Land Division
122 W. 25th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
United States
Phone: (307) 7777267
E-mail: mcalle@wyo.gov
Monte Buchanan
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
122 W.25th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
United States
Phone: 307-7777065
E-mail: mbucha1@wyo.gov