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Table of Contents <br />Introduction 3 <br />Proposed Decision 4 <br />History of Permit C-81-010 6 <br />Description of the Environment 14 <br />Description of the Mine Operation Plan 18 <br />Description of the Reclamation Plan 21 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety 23 <br />Part A - Findings required by Section 2.07.6(2) 23 <br />Part B - Findings required by Rule 4 28 <br />I. Roads - Rule 4.03 28 <br />II. Support Facilities - Rule 4.04 28 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance - Rule 4.05 28 <br />IV. Topsoil 34 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings 35 <br />VI. Use of Explosives 35 <br />VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil 35 <br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks 37 <br />IX. Coal Mine Waste 37 <br />X. Backfilling and Grading 37 <br />XI. Revegetation 37 <br />XII. Post-mining Land Use 39 <br />XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values 39 <br />XIV. Protection of Underground Mining 39 <br />XV. Subsidence Control 39 <br />XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining 39 <br />XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors 39 <br />XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland 42 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal 42 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes 43 <br />XXI. In Situ Processing 43 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Trapper MineJuly 9, 2013 <br /> <br />