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Mid-Term Review <br />Lorencito Canyon -Permit # C-96-084 <br />This document presents the results of the Division of Minerals and Geology <br />(Division) Mid-term review of the Lorencito Canyon Mine operated by Lorencito <br />Coal Company, LLC. This review was conducted to fulfill the requirements of <br />Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5, 2.06.7, 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 the Division respectively, <br />review experimental practices, mountain top removal variances, variances from <br />approximate original contour (AOC), and variances from contemporaneous <br />reclamation, where applicable during the Mid-term review. <br />Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and the <br />terms of acceptance of the bond every 2-1/2 years. <br />The Mid-term Review of the Lorencito Canyon mine consisted of a review of the <br />findings document, the permit application and subsequent revisions, <br />stipulations, enforcement actions, cost estimate and other assorted permit files <br />and information. <br />The document is organized as follows: Section I describes the history of the <br />mine. Section II is a summary of permit actions. Section III is a review of the <br />stipulations attached to the permit. Section IV is a review of the enforcement <br />actions issued since the original permit was issued. Section V is a summary of <br />the review and a discussion of any issues identified as a result of the review <br />that require further information. Section VI is a review of the reclamation <br />bond(s) held by the Division and the reclamation cost estimate. <br />Section I -Mine History and the Environment <br />The Lorencito Canyon mine has not commenced operations as of the writing of <br />this document. The mine is located on private lands within Las Animas <br />