2018-11-26_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1980004

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 11/26/2018
• Doc Name Note: For RN8
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• From: DRMS
• To: McClane Canyon Mining, LLC
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: CCW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
for the
McClane Canyon Mine
Explanation of Findings
Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board
for Coal Mining and the approved state program, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety or the Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit
renewal or permit revision. These findings are based on information made available to the
Division that demonstrates that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the
Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to
the Act.
The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with
that Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are listed
in accordance with Rule 4 and are organized under subject or discipline subtitles.
This findings document is updated upon permit renewal, which occurs every five years for most
mines. This is the renewal findings document for the McClane Canyon Mine, which has a 5 year
permit term. The following findings were reevaluated and updated if necessary to reflect
changes which have occurred during the past permit term. Any stipulations from the original
permit and findings document or subsequent revisions that have been totally resolved to the
satisfaction of the Division, have been removed from this document.
Section A - Rule 2.07.6
1. The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these
rules have been complied with (2.07.6(2)(a)).
2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other information available
to the Division, the Division finds that surface coal mining and reclamation can be feasibly
accomplished at the McClane Canyon Mine (2.07.6(2)(b)).
3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the
general area on the hydrologic balance, as described in 2.05.6(3), has been made by the Division.
This assessment entitled "East Salt Creek Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Statement" is available
for inspection at the offices of the Division. On October 10, 2018, the Division issued its Final
Decision to approve bond release application SL -03 for the Munger Canyon Mine (C-1981-020).
In doing so, the Division terminated its jurisdiction over that mine, and updated the East Salt
Creek CHIA by removing the Munger Canyon Mine from the CHIA. The Division finds that the
operations proposed under the RN -08 application have been designed to prevent damage to the
hydrologic balance outside the proposed permit area. Please refer to Section B.III (Hydrologic
Balance) of this document for additional discussion of the predicted hydrologic consequences of
mining operations at the McClane Canyon Mine (2.05.6(3) and 4.05).
4. The Division finds that the affected area is, subject to valid rights existing as of August 3,
1977, not within: