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2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING <br />ACTIVITIES - N[INIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONS AND <br />RECLAMATION PLANS <br />2.05.1 Objectives <br />The objectives of this section are to insure that the Colorado Nlined Land Reclamation <br />Division is provided with comprehensive and reliable information on the planned surface <br />coal mining and reclamation operations, and to insure that those operations will be conducted <br />in compliance with the coal regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board and <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Article 33 of Title 34, as amended, <br />Colorado Revised Statutes of 1973. Information presented in this application which addresses <br />2.05 is referenced as necessary to the applicable environmental baseline information of 2.04 <br />to demonstrate that the operation is being conducted consistent with environmental resources <br />information. <br />2.05.2 Operation Plan -Estimated Area for Life of Operation <br />Colowyo has permitted the entire area for the life of the operation. Other information <br />regarding the permit term is delineated in Section 2.01.5. All information for the operational <br />plan will be delineated in Section 2.05.3. Likewise, for purposes of this application, the <br />permit area identifies the area for the life of the mine. <br />Colowyo will employ detailed and current engineering designs for all surface mining <br />activities in order to maximize coal recovery. The open pit mining technique minimizes or <br />eliminates coal rib losses and coal fenders. The mining operations described in Section 2.05.3 <br />are designed for maximum coal recovery. <br />2.05.3 Operation Plan -Permit Area Production Methods and Eq~ment <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. <br />Each phase of mining has been carefully scheduled so that all equipment can be <br /> <br />2.05-1 <br />