2006-06-02_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/2/2006
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for PR10
• From: E-Seam Longwall Mining & Development of South of Divide Area
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................3
Proposed Decision .........................................................................................................................3
S ummary ........................................................................................................................................4
The Review Process .........................................................................................................22
Descr~tion of the Environment .......................................................................................26
Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan ......................................................35
Findings of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ......................................................39
Section A ..........................................................................................................................39
Section B ..........................................................................................................................40
I. Roads ................................................................................................... ..43
II. Support Facilities ................................................................................ ..44
III. Hydrologic Balance ............................................................................. ..44
IV. Topsoil ................................................................................................ ..59
V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ........................ ..60
VI. Use of Explosives ............................................................................... ..60
VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil ..................................................................... ..60
VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks ...................................................................... ..60
IX. Coal Mine Waste ................................................................................. ..63
X. Backfilling and Grading ...................................................................... ..63
XI. Revegetation ....................................................................................... ..64
XII. Post-mining Land Use ......................................................................... ..65
XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Envirortmental Values........ ..65
XIV. Protection of Underground Mining ..................................................... ..66
XV. Subsidence Control ............................................................................. ..66
XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining .................................... ..71
XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ................................................. ..71
XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland ........................................................... ..73
XIX. Mountaintop Removal ........................................................................ ..73
XX. Operations on Steep Slopes ................................................................ ..73
XXI. In Situ Processing ................................................................................ ..73
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