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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
C1981041
IBM Index Class Name
General Documents
Doc Date
2/1/1983
Doc Name
MINING AND RECLAMATION PLAN APPROVAL PACKAGE
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Federal Coal Leases
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Other Permits
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• <br />_. FINDINGS <br />?ovderhorn Coal Company <br />Roadside and Cameo ?Sines <br />application for Hining and Reclamation P'_an (MRP) <br />i. The State of Colorado and the Office of Surtace Mining (OSM) have <br />determined that the MRP submitted on February 17, 1981 aad updated <br />through October 4, 1982 and the permit with stipulations are accurate <br />and complete and comply with the requirements of the conditionally <br />approved Colorado State Progtam, the Surface Mining Control and <br />Reclamation Act (SMCRA), and the Federal Lands Program including the <br />Mineral Leasing Act. (786.19(a). <br />II. The State of Colorado has prepared the Technical 4nalysis (TA). OSM <br />has prepared the Environmental Analysis (EA), independently reviewed <br />the TA, and incorporated documents and based on this has made the <br />following findings: <br />1. The applicant proposes acceptable reclamation practices for land <br />disturbed by surface coal mining operations. These practices have <br />been shown to be effective in the short-term; there are no <br />long-tern reclamation records utilizing native specles in the <br />Western United States. Nevertheless, the Colorado staff has <br />determined that reclamation, as required by the Act, can be <br />feasibly accomplished under the MRP when supplemented by <br />stipulations (8, 9, 10, 11, and 12) (Rule 2.05.6(3) 786.19(b). <br />2. The probable cumulative hydrologic impact assessment (PCHIA) of all <br />existing and anticipated mining in the general area indicates that <br />little or no negative impacts will occur to the groundwater in the <br />region. The Cameo Mine is stratigraphieally lover and dovndip from <br />the Colorado River and water will inflow into the mine aad <br />eventually flood it when abandonded. It is doubtful that any <br />waters retained by the Cameo M'_ne will re-enter the Colorado River <br />drainage because of its configuration. The Roadside Mine located <br />south and across the river from Cameo is updip from the Colorado <br />River and what water that will inflow into the mine will flow <br />inturn into the Colorado River. Careful analysis of the mine water <br />has shown that little degradation of the Colorado River will result <br />from this outflow. There are two abandoned mines on the lease <br />property, the old Cameo Mine, also dovndip and flooded and the <br />other, the Blue Flame Mine, located adjacent to the Roadside Mine. <br />The Blue Flame is partially flooded and hpdraulicallp <br />interconnected with Rapid Creek. Both possibly contribute a <br />negligible effect on the water eualitp of the Colorado Rover. The <br />sediment ponds on the property have been designed to withstand a <br />10-year, ?4-hour event. The waste disposal pits are drained into <br />sediment ponds and will contribute to a negligible decrease in the <br />Colorado liver eater quality (refer to T_A pages 16-19). Water will <br />be monitored for water quality and auant'_ty in general places on <br />Sapid Creek and the Colorado River to ascertain any unusual eater <br />quantity loss or quality degradation (see TA and re'er to the <br />stipulation 'or specifics). Due to the mine configurations, <br />careful analysis has shown that net water losses vi l_ be negligible <br />compared to the total volume of the Coloradc River. <br />
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