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-56- S2, AS INDICATED ON DRAWING N0. MG-R C-001, INCLUDED IN THE PERMIT REVISION APPLICATION. DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THESE TILT METER TUBES, THE OPERATOR SHALL AUGER AND LOG THE SURFICIAL AND BEDROCK STATIGRAPHY ENCOUNTERED. AUGERING SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL THE OPERATOR HAS ESTABLISHED INTACT BEDROCK OCCURRENCE. IF ANY EVIDENCE OF EXISTING LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS IS ENCOUNTERED, THE OPERATOR SHALL DEFINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PRE-EXISTING SLOPE INSTABILITY. IF SUCH LANDSLIDE ACTIVITY IS DISCERNED, THE OPERATOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPROPRIATELY RECONFIGURE THE PILE DESIGN, PRIOR TO INITIATION OF ANY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. The Division finds that the operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XIX. Mine Facilities, Coal Handling Structures, Suooort Facilities The mine facilities, support facilities, and coal handling structures sections of the permit application have been reviewed by the Division and are in compliance with the Act and rules. The mine facilities and support facilities portions of the permit application can be found in section 3 of Volume 1, and in Volumes 4, 5, and 6 which contain construction specifications for these facilities. The coal handling structures section can be found on page 3-34 and pages 3-75 to 3-78 of Volume 1. XX. Roads (2.05.3(3), 4.03) The roads sections of the permit application are found on pages 3-23 to 3-24K of Volume 1 and in exhibit 3.1.1.E. The permit revision application includes a proposed access road, to be used to transport waste to the proposed upper waste pile site. This road would be an approximately 2,500 foot long cut-section, gravel surfaced road with grades up to 10 percent. Because of the inaccessibility of the proposed road alignment, the applicant has not completed a geotechnical investigation of the road corridor. In fact, the completion of a geotechnical investigation would require the pioneering of a roadway. The operator has requested that permission be granted to complete the geotechnical investigation and final design as the road is excavated. Construction of the existing roadways and surface facilities at the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 Mine has entailed extensive geotechnical investigation, including angering and materials testing. Numerous stability analyses have been completed to analyze proposed operational and reclaimed road configurations. The proposed roadway will involve many similar lithologic strata and slope stability situations. For this reason, the Division believes that the necessary material strength information probably exists with which to complete the necessary design exercise, as long as conservative assumptions are made, and later verified prior to