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-59- XXIV. Operations on Lands Subject To Limitations Or Prohibitions - Rules .2.03.7, 2.10 and 2.07:6 (2) Both the Blue Ribbon Mine and the Truck Scale Facility Located adjacent to State Highway 133 were in existence prior to August 3, 1977. These facili- ties are, therefore, exempt from the requirements of Rules: 2.03.7 Relation- ship to Areas Designated Unsuitable for Mining, 2.07.6(2)(d) and 2.07.6(2)(e). Documentation demonstrating that these facilities were in existence as of August 3, 1977 can be found in Exhibit I "Right of Entry and Operation Information" of the permit application. The application is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XXV. L~monstra ti on That Surface Coal Mi Wino and Reclamation Onera ti on's Can Be Feasible Accomolished - Rule 2.07.6(2 The Division finds, as required by 2.07.6(2)(b) that the proposed mining and reclamation activities as described in the application can be feasibly accomplished. The application is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XXVI. Compatibility with Anticipated Adjacent Operations - Rule 2.07.6(2)(1) The Blue Ribbon Mine is removing the'E'seam, or Bawk's Nest seam, of the Paonia member of the Mesaverde Formation. Other operations [vi thin the general area are the U. S. Steel Somerset Mine, the Colorado Westmoreland In c.'s Orchard Valley Mine, the Western Slope Carbon In c.'s Hawk's Nest Mine, the Bear Coal Company's Bear Mine and the Anaconda 14inerals' Mt. Gunnison No. 1 Mine. The permitted and proposed operations of all of these mines, except the U. S. Steel Somerset 19ine, are several miles distant from the Blue Ribbon Pline operations. No problems due to the operation of the Blue Ribbon Pline are expected within any of the more distant operations within the general area. The U. S. Steel Somerset Mine is mining the 'B-2' seam, approximately 450 feet below the Blue Ribbon Kline. By agreement, U. S. Steel is precluding extraction of additional coal beneath the Blue Ribbon Mine's underground workings, during the life of the Blue Ribbon operation. Because there is a massive sandstone member between the two affected seams, it is unlikely that the Blue Ribbon Mine will affect operations within the Somerset Mine. Pursuant to Rule 1.07.6(2)(1), the Division finds that the proposed operations at the BZue Ribbon Mine will not be incompatible with other coal mining opera- tions anticipated to be performed within areas adjacent to the proposed per- mit area. The application is in compliance with the requirements of this section.