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Mid-Term Review <br /> Foidel Creek Mine - Permit No. C-82-056 <br /> This document presents the results of the Division' s Mid-term Review of the <br /> Twentymile Coal Company' s (TCC) , Foidel Creek Mine. This review was conducted <br /> to fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2 , 2.06.3, 2 .06. 5 , 2.06.7, <br /> and 3.02.2(4) . <br /> Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued, <br /> prior to its Mid-term (2-1 /2 years) . Based on this review, for good cause <br /> shown, the Division may require reasonable revisions or modifications of the <br /> permit provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations . <br /> Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2 .06. 5, and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices , <br /> mountain top removal variances , variances from approximate original contour <br /> (AOC) , and variances from contemporaneous reclamation, respectively, be <br /> reviewed by the Division where applicable during the Mid-term review. <br /> Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and <br /> the terms of acceptance of the bond every 2-1 /2 years. <br /> The Mid-term Review of the Foidel Creek Mine consisted of a review of the <br /> findings document, the permit application and subsequent revisions , <br /> stipulations , field reports ,and annual reports . Also a cursory review of the <br /> Bond was conducted. <br /> The document is organized as follows : Section I contains a brief history of <br /> the mine. Section II contains a summary of permit actions . Section III is a <br /> review of the stipulations attached to the permit. Section IV is a summary of <br /> the review and a discussion of any problems identified in this review or <br /> otherwise, which will need to be resolved . Section V is a review of the Bond. <br /> Section I - History <br /> The Foidel Creek Mine was originally proposed as a pilot project to determine <br /> economic and technical feasibility of an underground coal mine utilizing an <br /> unreclaimed pit of the Energy Mine No. 1 as a portal face up. The Division <br /> approved the mine in May of 1983 via a Permit Revision to the adjacent <br /> Surface Mine under permit C-79-177. The mine was subsequently separated from <br /> the surface operation and assigned Permit No. C-82-056 to be permitted as the <br /> Foidel Creek Mine under TCC. This permit was revised to expand the permit <br /> area in 1986. The permit was then renewed in May of 1988. The current proper <br /> permit expiration date is May 18, 1993. <br /> Since the permit was renewed the mine has been operating smoothly with mining <br /> generally progressing as planned. Two revisions of note which significantly <br /> changed the face of the the operations were TR 8 and TR 12. Technical <br /> Revision 8 was for the addition of an overland conveyor from the Foidel Creek <br /> Tipple to the rail loadout. Technical Revision 12 was initiated to transfer a <br /> significant portion of the Surface facilities from Colorado Yampa Coal <br /> Company' s Mine 1 , 2 and Eckman Park over to TCC. <br /> There has been one violation issued since the last renewal . This was NOV <br /> C-92-003 which was issued on January 27 , 1992 for failure to maintain the Coal <br /> Waste Pile. Resolution of the violation is still outstanding . <br /> -1- <br />