GENERAL37368

• Permit No: C1984062
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 8/4/1992
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

This document presents the results of the Colorado Division of Minerals and
Geology's (the Divisicn) midtern r_viety cf the Colorado Yampa Coal Company
Mine No. 3. This midterm revie,a ~.aas conducted to fulfill the requirements of
Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) ar.d 3.02.2(4).
Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued
prior to the middle of the permit term. Based on this review, for good cause
shown, the Division may require reasonable revision or modification of the
permit provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations.
Rules 2.06.2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 require that experimental practices, mountaintop
removal variances, steep slope mining, variances from AOC and variances from
contemporaneous reclamation be reviewed by the Division where applicable. The
CYCC Mine No. 3 permit does not include any operations under these variance
categories.
Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and
the terms of acceptance of the bond every two and one-half years.
The midterm review consisted of a detailed review of the CYCC Mine No. 3
findings document and permit application to identify any items that may have
been overlooked during the initial review. The Division has also reviewed all
subsequent revisions and stipulation responses to ensure that all permit
commitments and conditions were being followed. Hydrologic monitoring data
were reviewed in conjunction with the review of baseline data to assess the
adequacy of the monitoring plan. Finally, the Division has conducted a recent
on-site inspection of the mine in addition to a detailed review of past
inspection reports to ensure consistency of the mine plan with field
conditions and to identify any potential problems requiring attention.
This document is organized in five sections: Section I provides a summary of
the current mine permit status. Section II includes a listing by category of
what items need to be revised, a rationale for requiring these revisions and
timetables for completing these revisions. Section III summarizes the
revisions to the permit processed to date and the action taken by the
Division. Section IV presents a summary of the status of the stipulations
attached to the CYCC Mine No. 3 and any revisions required with regard to the
stipulations. Section V presents the result of the bond review required under
Rule 3.02.2(4).
I. Review of CYCC Mine No. 3 at Midterm
Colorado Yampa Coal Company's Mine No. 3 received its permanent program coal
mining permit (C-84-062> from the State of Colorado on October 4, 1984. The
permit ~nas for a five-year term. On November 5, 1990, the Division renewed
the permit for Mine No. 3 for another five-year term.
Only reclamation work has been done cn the property since the permit was
issued. CYCC has Sealed and backfilled the Middle Creek underground mine
portal area. Backfilling and rough grading of all other areas of the mine was
completed in 1986. Topsoil redistribution was completed in 1986 for all parts
of the mine except the 'piddle ''r=;'< •='=°,r- area. Seeding has been done on
all areas except the M'dd'e ''r =': _f ,- ce area.