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Findings of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />for the <br />New Horizon Mine 1 and Mine 2 <br />Exnlanation of Findings <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for <br />Coal Mining, and the approved state program, the Division of Minerals and Geology or the Board <br />must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit renewal or permit revision. <br />These findings aze based on information made available to the Division that demonstrates that the <br />applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation <br />Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. <br />The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with that <br />Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) aze listed in <br />accordance with Rule 4 and aze organized under subject or discipline subtitles. <br />This findings document has been updated for this permit renewal. The following findings were <br />reevaluated and updated if necessary to reflect changes which have occurred during the permit was <br />issued. Any stipulations from the original permit and fmdings document or subsequent revisions that <br />have been totally resolved to the satisfaction of the Division, have been removed from this <br />document. <br />Section A -Rule 2.07.6 <br />1. The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these rules <br />have been complied with (2.07.6(2)(a)). <br />2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other information available to the <br />Division, the Division finds that surface coal mining and reclamation can be feasibly <br />accomplished at the New Horizon Mines 1 and 2 (2.07.6(2)(b)). <br />3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the general <br />azea on the hydrologic balance, as described in 2.05.6(3), has been made by the Division. This <br />assessment, entitled "Nucla Mine CHIS," is available for inspection at the offices of the <br />Division. The Division finds that the operations proposed under the application have been <br />designed to prevent damage to the hydrologic balance outside the proposed permit azea. Please <br />refer to Section B.II-F (Probable Hydrologic Consequences) of this document for additional <br />discussion of the predicted hydrologic consequences of mining operations at the New Horizon <br />Mine 2 (2.07.6(2)(c)). <br />14 <br />