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,m -26- It has been determined, based on information presented in the permit application, the 1982 Rental Rate Blue Book, the Caterpillar Performance Handbook Edition ZI, and the 1982 Pfeans Building Construction Cost Data Book, that the performance bond for the Trinidad Basin Miae shall be in the amount of $327,000.00. She Division has determined this amount to be sufficient to cover the costs of reclamation should it be necessary for the State to undertake reclamation at the site. Pursuant to Rules 2.07.6(2)(j) and 3.02.1(1), the performance bond will be filed with the Division, payable to the State of Colorado, prior to permit issuance. XXI. Sealing of Drilled Xoles and Underground Openings - Rules 2.05.9(2)(q) and 9.07 The Division has reviewed Section 4.07 o.f the permit application and PAR response for compliance with the Rules and Regulations. The applicant has committed to the sealing of alI exploratory holes and monitoring wells which will not be immediately mined through. Sealing will be with cuttings, cement, and a suitable plug. Holes intercepting aquifers will be completely sealed with cent slurry. A11 hole Locations will be marked. The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XXII. Special Categories of Mining Othar Than AVF and Prime Farmland - Rules 2.06, 4.22, 4.23, 4.26, 4.27 and 9.29 The Trinidad Basin Mine has two areas of the mining operation which are covered by these Rules; Auger Alining (Rule 4.23), and Operations on Steep Slopes (Rule 4.27). The Division has reviewed Sections 7.I8 (page VII-23), 6.2 (pages VI-3 - VI-4), and 5.3 (pages V-5 - V-20) for compliance with the requirements of the applicable sections of the Regulations. Trinidad Basin Mining Company proposes to auger mine contemporaneously following contour pit surface extraction at the Trinidad Basin Mine. Their plan is found to be in compliance with the requirements of the permanent program regulations. The majority of the Trinidad Basin Mine contour strip mined permit area comprises a "steep slope mining" area, in the opinion of the Division. The material analyses and stability analysis contained within the amended application documents demonstrate the operator's plan to be in compliance with the performance standards and design standards of the permanent program regulations. The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XXIII. Miscellaneous Compliance - Rules 2.05.6(5), 4.02, 4.12, 4.19, 4.21, 4.28 and 9.30 The Division has reviewed the permit application for compliance with the above sections. Information pertinent to these sections can be found in Sections 7.I (page VII-1), 7.9 (page VII-13), 7.16 (page VZZ-23), Exhibit V-2, 5.3 (page V-18), 7.17 (page VII-23), 7.I9 (page VII-24), 6.3 (page VI-6), and 7.20 (page VII-24) of the permit application and Section 2.06.70 of the PAR response.