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Mid-Term Review <br />Munger Canyon Mine - C-020-81 <br />Introduction <br />This document presents the results of the Division's mid-term review of the <br />Salt Creek Mining Company's Munger Canyon Mine. This mid-term review was <br />conducted to fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), <br />2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) 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. Based on this review, for good cause shown, the <br />Division may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit <br />provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations. <br />Rules 2.06.2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 require that experimental practices, mountaintop <br />removal variances, steep slope mining, variances from AOC, and variances from <br />contemporaneous reclamation be reviewed by the Division where applicable. The <br />Munger Canyon permit includes a variance for steep slope mining conditions and <br />this approval was reviewed for compliance. <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 consisted of a detailed review of the Munger Canyon <br />findings document and permit application to identify any items that may have <br />been overlooked during the initial review. The Division also reviewed all <br />subsequent revisions and stipulation responses to ensure that all permit <br />commitments and conditions were being followed. Hydrologic monitoring data <br />were reviewed in conjunction with the review of the application to assess the <br />adequacy of the monitoring plan and discussion of hydrologic impacts. <br />Finally, the Division has conducted recent on-site inspection of the mine in <br />addition to a detailed review of past inspection reports to ensure consistency <br />of the mine plan with field conditions and to identify any potential <br />on-the-ground problems requiring attention. <br />This document is organized as follows: Section I provides a summary of the <br />current mine permit status. Section II includes a listing by category of what <br />items need to be revised, a rationale for requiring these revisions, and <br />timetables for completing these revisions. Section III summarizes the <br />revisions to the permit processed to date and the action taken by the <br />Division. Section IV presents a summary of the status of the stipulations <br />attached to the Munger Canyon Permit C-026-81 and any revisions required with <br />regard to the stipulations. Section V presents the results of the bond review <br />required under Rule 3.02.2(4). <br />