GENERAL37758

• Permit No: C1984065
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 3/12/1987
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. Environmental Information
1. The archaeological study referred to on page 3-12 should be included in
an appendix.
2. The proposed monitoring plan on page 3-74 should be revised to reflect
Stipulation No. 3 and any revision to the plan.
IV. Operation a and Reclamation Plan
1. On page 4-2, reference is made to a hydraulic mining test conducted in
1981. New Castle should discuss how this activity was permitted and
the status of reclamation and bonding for the project.
2. Throughout Section 4 the proposed refuse disposal area is discussed.
As this facility has not been approved, it may be appropriate for NCEC
to delete all references to the proposed pile. More importantly, NCEC
will need to obtain the Division's opinion that it will be difficult to
repermit this operation (initially) without approval for the refuse
area, in so far as the mine cannot successfully operate without such
approval. In addition, the refuse area is needed as a disposal site
for rail spur ballast. Therefore, the loadout cannot be built until
the refuse area is approved or an alternate plan fordisposal of rail
spur ballast is approved.
3, The cut and fill volumes presented in Table 4.1-3 and TR-O1 indicate an
excess of materials, based on a 1.3 swell factor, NCEC should address
the actual excess produced during construction to confirm this swell
factor. In addition, the Division was unable to verify the cut and
fill volumes presented. Figure TR-8, which shows cross cut, and does
not agree with the total volumes included in the permit. This
situation must be corrected so that accurate volume estimates are
included in the permit.
4. In several areas of the permit, a diversion ditch above the portals is
mentioned. These references should be deleted as per TR-O1, Pages on
which the diversion is mentioned include 4-26, 4-57 and 4-83.
Calculations for the ditch should be removed from Appendix 4.2-3.
5. The narrative on page 4-44 should be revised to indicate the current
position of the facilities with respect to the Vulcan Ditch, as per
TR-O1,
6. The topsoil salvage section on pages 4-62 and 4-67 should be amended to
show the actual location of topsoil stockpiles and the stockpile
volumes. In addition, NCEC should discuss how the large number of
boulders encountered during topsoil salvage has affected to total
salvage volume and the topsoil reapplication plan.
7. The revegetation success criteria on page 4-71 should be revised to
reflect the permit stipulation commitments.
8. As previously stated, references to the refuse disposal area should be
deleted until a plan is approved by the Division. One area which will
need to be revised with respect to the refuse plan is the revegetation