2013-10-07_REVISION - C1981025 (8)

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Introduction This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division) for the North Thompson Creek Mine (C-1981-025). The North Thompson Creek Mine is a reclaimed coal mine and no coal extraction or new coal mining operations are proposed to occur during the next permit term. Continuing operation and maintenance of the mine water discharge treatment system and remaining reclamation operations are proposed. This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve the permit renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the permit application, a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. The Division has received an application for a renewal to a permit to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the North Thompson Creek Mine. The application was submitted by MINREC, Inc (MINREC). The Mine will be operated by MINREC. The mine is located on Federal and private lands within Pitkin County, Colorado, approximately 8 miles southwest of Carbondale on County Road 108. The legal description of the lands included within the permit area is: th Township 8 South, Range 89 West, 6 Prime Meridian Sections 27: S/2SE/4SW/4, W/2SE/4, W/2E/2SE/4 Sections 34: SE/4, E/2NW/4, S/2NE/4, NW/4NE/4, W/2NE/4NE/4 Sections 35: Portion of SW/4, SW/4NW/4, W/2W/2SE/4NW/4 th Township 9 South, Range 89 West, 6 Prime Meridian Section 2: Portions of the NW/4, Portions of the N/2SW/4 Section 3: NE/4, N/2SE/4 The total permit area contains 1,086 acres. 1