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• total permitted area of the McClane Canyon Mine contains <br />about 2,560 acres. Mining is expected to continue for 25 <br />years under Colorado Permit No. C-80-004 and the approved <br />mining plan. <br />The original mining plan for the McClane Canyon Mine was <br />approved under the Federal lands program on July 6, 1982, <br />and was modified on June 2, 1986, for 248 acres in Federal <br />lease C-0125439. With this mining plan action, the approved <br />mining plan area for the McClane Canyon Mine will contain a <br />total of 2,400 acres. <br />The underground mining operations utilize room and pillar <br />mining methods. The Cameo coal seam will be mined at an .~ <br />average production rate of about 1.2 million tons per year. ~ <br />About 1.8 additional acres of surface disturbance for an ° <br />access road to the adjacent Munger Canyon mine will result <br />from this action. <br />A chronology of events related to the processing of the PAP <br />is included with the decision document. The information in <br />the PAP, as well as other information identified in the <br />decision document, has been reviewed by Colorado DMG staff <br />in coordination with the OSM Project Leader. <br />During the review of the PAP, no major issues were <br />identified. The public was notified of the availability of <br />the PAP for review by publication of newspaper notices for <br />four consecutive weeks, with a last publication date of <br />November 29, 1991. No public comments on the PAP were <br />received after the public notice was published. <br />Colorado DMG determined that a bond in the amount of <br />$136,000 is adequate for the Colorado Permit No. C-80-004 <br />associated with this mining plan action. The bond is <br />payable to the State and the United States. <br />The PAP submitted by GVCC and updated through November 29, <br />1991, Colorado DMG's Decision and Findings of Compliance <br />provided to OSM under the cooperative agreement, the <br />environmental assessment of the proposed action and <br />alternatives prepared by OSM, other documents prepared by <br />Colorado DMG, and correspondence developed during the review <br />of the PAP are part of OSM'6 administrative record. <br />Iu~ ~ ~N <br />and L. Lowrie <br />de ~. 8, /~j f 3 <br />Da <br />Attachments <br />