GENERAL38587

• Permit No: C1981013
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 7/15/1986
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

I. Introduction
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This document presents the results of the Division's mid-term review of the
Golden Eagle Mine. Additional comments may follow, pending further review by
the Division. This mid-term review is conducted to fulfill the requirements
of Rule 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), and 3.02.2(4).
Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued,
prior to its mid-term (2 1/2 years). 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, and 3 require that experimental practices, mountain top removal
variances, variances from AOC, and variances from contemporaneous reclamation
be reviewed by the Division where applicable. The Golden Eagle Mine permit
does not have any operations under these 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 2 1/2 years.
The mid-term review consisted of a detailed review of the Golden Eagle Mine
Permit. The Division also reviewed subsequent revisions and stipulation
responses to ensure that all permit conenitments and conditions are being
followed. Hydrologic monitoring data were reviewed in conjunction with the
review of the application to assess the adequacy of the monitoring plan and
discussion of hydrologic impacts.
This document is organized as follows: Section II outlines general formatting
problems and formatting procedures which should be followed during the
updating of the permit application; Section III discusses specific questions
or updating requirements on a section by section basis, following the
organization of the permit application; Section IV discusses updating
requirements for maps; section V discusses the bond format and amount; Section
YI is a summary of revisions, stipulations, and submittals which Wyoming Fuel
Company must incorporate into the permit application; and Section VII is a
summary of the stipulation status for the mine. Many of the items listed in
Sections VI and VII will have previously been discussed in Section II.
II. General
In general the format of the Golden Eagle permit facilitates review by the
Division. Pages are clearly and logically numbered, and the use of exhibits
is well implemented. From a formatting standpoint, what remains to be done is
for Wyoming Fuels Company (WFC) to incorporate all revisions, stipulation
commitments and changes in the mining and reclamation plan into the body of
the document. The specific items which must be incorporated will be detailed
in the following sections of this document. WFC should submit these changes
as revised pages to the permit. A revision date should appear in the lower
right-hand corner of each page.
WFC should also check the entire text, and change the mine name and references
to CF&I where applicable.