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RULE 2 PERMITS <br />2.05 Application for Permit for Surface or Underground Mining Activities — Minimum <br />Requirements for Operations and Reclamation Plan <br />2.05.1 Objectives <br />The objectives of this section are to insure that the DRMS is provided with comprehensive and <br />reliable information on the planned surface coal mining and reclamation operations, and to insure <br />that those operations will be conducted in compliance with the coal regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board and the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Article <br />33 of Title 34, as amended, Colorado Revised Statutes of 1973. Information presented in this <br />application which addresses 2.05 is referenced as necessary to the applicable environmental <br />baseline information of 2.04 to demonstrate that the operation is being conducted consistent with <br />environmental resources information. <br />2.05.2 Operation Plan — Estimated Area for Life of Operation <br />Information regarding the permit term is delineated in Section 2.01.5. All information for the <br />operational plan will be delineated in Section 2.05.3. Likewise, for purposes of this application, <br />the permit area identifies the area for the life of the mine. <br />Colowyo will employ detailed and current engineering designs for all surface mining activities in <br />order to maximize coal recovery. The open pit mining technique minimizes or eliminates coal rib <br />losses and coal fenders. The mining operations described in Section 2.05.3 are designed for <br />maximum coal recovery. <br />2.05.3 Operation Plan — Permit Area Production Methods and Equipment <br />Colowyo has selected its mining procedures on the basis of information from numerous <br />exploration drill holes which penetrated the overburden, the interburden, and the coal seams. Each <br />phase of mining has been carefully scheduled so that all equipment can be operated in situations <br />suitable to their design capabilities. The overall operation plan is designed to flow logically from <br />topsoil removal through contemporaneous reclamation. The plan is designed to maximize coal <br />recovery and minimize environmental disturbances. <br />The first step in the operations plan is the removal of topsoil and vegetation. In most instances, <br />vegetation material and topsoil will be removed in one operation by dozers or scrapers. Vegetation <br />material that is large enough to interfere with topsoil removal or replacement will be removed in <br />a separate operation and disposed of in the pit area. It is expected that vegetation will be removed <br />as a separate operation only on a very small portion of the area. Removing vegetation and topsoil <br />in one operation is used for the following reasons: <br />1. Topsoil recovery is maximized since removal of vegetation as a separate operation <br />wastes one to three inches of the best topsoil that contains many native seeds. <br />2. Vegetation incorporated into the topsoil can provide live plant materials for shrub <br />sprouting when replaced immediately. <br />Rule 2 Permits 2.05-1 Revision Date: 6/28/18 <br />Revision No.: RN -07 <br />