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3 I. REVIEW OF MINE STATUS The current status and permitting history of the operation is essentially as outlined in the March, 1993 renewal findings document. The operation has been in temporary cessation throughout the permit term and no revisions significantly altering the operation or reclamation plans have been processed. Existing facilities at the site include the access/haul road, four portals which have temporary seals, and a mine fan, located on the small portal bench area. A small area exemption sediment trap is located below the mine fan. A vegetated fill material stockpile is also located on the bench. Small area exemption sediment controls for the fill stockpile and other portions of the bench area include vegetation, silt fencing and berms. One small topsoil stockpile is located at the base of the access road. A conveyor gantry and trailer depicted on Figure 2.2-4 "Present Mine Site Configuration and Existing Facilities" have since been removed from the site. The current 2.1 acre mine bench would be expanded to 6.4 acres through additional cut and fill excavation, under the approved plan. The bench would be expanded by extending the cutslope into the hillside south of the bench, and placing compacted fill in the drainage north of the existing bench. The existing haul/access road will be widened, realigned, and paved prior to use as an operational haul road, which will increase the total disturbance area by 11.82 acres. Various facilities would be constructed/erected in association with mine bench expansion and haul road upgrade, including topsoil stockpiles, sediment ponds, office, warehouse, and coal handling and storage facilities. A small (2.6 acre) coal mine waste disposal facility would be developed to handle waste rock associated with mine development. A permitted 5.57 acre coal loadout facility with a storage capacity of 8000 tons is located in Loma, Colorado. The above described facilities associated with the initial permit have been approved, and a reclamation bond amount sufficient to ensure reclamation in accordance with the approved plan is currently held by the Division. In September, 1985, the Division approved a permit revision (PR No. 1) which significantly expanded the scope of operations and increased the approved disturbance acreage from 35 acres to 122 acres. The revision included a central facilities area with coal handling facilities, wash plant and loadout, along with a haul road and conveyor system connecting the McClane and Munger Canyon Mines with the central facilities area, and a proposed coal processing waste disposal site. Bond amount sufficient to cover reclamation of disturbance associated with PR No. 1 has not been submitted, and the permit contains a stipulation requiring submittal and approval of an additional bond amount prior to initiation of disturbance associated with the permit revision approval.