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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> Introduction <br /> <br /> <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety (the Division) for the North Thompson Creek Mine. This document includes: <br />1) the proposed decision to approve the renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a <br />history of the review of the permit application, a description of the environment affected by the <br />operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of <br />compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in <br />the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br /> <br />The Division has received an application for a renewal to a permit to conduct surface coal <br />mining and reclamation operations at the North Thompson Creek Mine. The application was <br />submitted by Minrec, Inc. The mine will be operated by Minrec, Inc. The mine is located on <br />Federal and private lands within Pitkin County, Colorado, approximately 8 miles southwest of <br />Carbondale on County Road 108. The legal description of the lands included within the permit <br />area is: T8S, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34 and 35 <br /> T9S, R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4. <br /> <br />The total permit area contains 1,093.5 acres. <br /> <br />Revisions to the Permit <br /> <br />The following revisions have been submitted since the last midterm review of the North <br />Thompson Creek Mine permit application package. Midterm No. 7 (MT-7) was completed <br />December 31, 2017. <br /> <br />No minor revisions have been submitted or approved since MT-7 was approved. <br /> <br />One technical revision was approved on June 29, 2018. Technical revision No. 29 approved the <br />suspension of surface water monitoring. No comments or concerns were received during the <br />public comment periods for this revision. <br /> <br />Minrec, Inc., has not requested any permit revisions to the North Thompson Creek permit. <br />There have been no surety release requests for the North Thompson Creek Mine since MT-7. <br /> <br />Status of Stipulations <br /> <br />The stipulation history for the North Thompson Creek Mine was reviewed with this renewal <br />application. The review included an investigation of any stipulations imposed, and any <br />responses to existing stipulations received since MT-7. All stipulations associated with this <br />permit and issued over the life of this operation have been complied with or terminated. <br /> <br /> <br />