2018-09-17_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981025

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1 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. This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve the 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. The mine will be operated by Minrec, Inc. 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: T8S, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34 and 35 T9S, R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4. The total permit area contains 1,093.5 acres. Revisions to the Permit The following revisions have been submitted since the last midterm review of the North Thompson Creek Mine permit application package. Midterm No. 7 (MT-7) was completed December 31, 2017. No minor revisions have been submitted or approved since MT-7 was approved. One technical revision was approved on June 29, 2018. Technical revision No. 29 approved the suspension of surface water monitoring. No comments or concerns were received during the public comment periods for this revision. Minrec, Inc., has not requested any permit revisions to the North Thompson Creek permit. There have been no surety release requests for the North Thompson Creek Mine since MT-7. Status of Stipulations The stipulation history for the North Thompson Creek Mine was reviewed with this renewal application. The review included an investigation of any stipulations imposed, and any responses to existing stipulations received since MT-7. All stipulations associated with this permit and issued over the life of this operation have been complied with or terminated.