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SANBORN CREEK MINE <br />NOV CV-2001-008 <br />Attachment to Abatement Extension Approval <br />As permitted in Rule 5.03.2(2)(e), the Division is granting Oxbow Mining Inc.'s request to <br />extend the abatement due date for abatement step no. 2 for NOV CV-2001-008. The Division has <br />previously extended the abatement due date past the 90 day limitation. The Division's <br />justification for granting this additional extension is based on the Division's recent field <br />inspections of the a~~ea and the operator's request in the field for an extension. The Division <br />agrees with Oxbow Mining Inc. that wet field conditions have been a deterrent to the <br />performance of abasement work. The wet climatic conditions are preventing the mud pits from <br />drying out. Climatic: conditions are an acceptable circumstance, as outlined in Rule <br />5.03.2(2)(c)(iv), for an extension beyond 90 days. However, the operator is employing a <br />mechanical evaporation system to dry out the mud pits. The abatement deadline extension is <br />needed [o complete the project. <br />c:Utts97~sanborn~no v008ext3a <br />