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., <br /> <br />Introduction <br />Purpose and Scoge of this Document <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (the Division) has received an application <br />from Trapper Mining Inc. (Trapper) to renew and revise permit C-81-010 for conducting surface <br />coal mining and reclamation operations at the Trapper Mine. The application number is RI~I- <br />03/PR-04. Prior to deciding whether or not to approve a permit renewaVrevisionapptication, the <br />Division is required by law to make specific written findings. Those findings are required by <br />Section 34-33-114 of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and Section 2.07.6(2) <br />of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This <br />document presents those findings and the Division's proposed decision regazding approval of <br />Trapper's permit renewal/revision application. This document also contains a description of the <br />envirorunent affected by the operation and summaries of the mining and reclamation plans. <br />Replacement of Previous Findings Documents <br />This findings document replaces the findings documents from Trapper's previous <br />renewal/revisions and midterm reviews although much of the information in this document is <br />derived from those previous documents . <br />Information Sources for Permit and Review Process <br />The review process for permit revisions and renewals is described in the Colorado Surface Coal <br />Ivtining Reclamation Act (C.R.S. 34-33-101 et seq.) and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. "Rules" referred to in this document are contained <br />within those.regulations. Specific information about Trapper's mining and reclamation <br />operations can be found in the permit application and permit revision applications on file with <br />the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado <br />80203. <br />Trapoer Mine 1 <br />May 13, 1998 <br />