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Contents <br />Introduction ............... ........................................................................................................ ............. l <br />Proposed Decision .... ........................................................................................................ .............2 <br />Stmvnary ................... ..............................................................................:......................... .............4 <br />The Review P rocess .............................................................................................. .............4 <br />Description of the Environment ............................................................................ .............4 <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans ........................................... .............8 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ........................................... ...........10 <br />Section A ....... ........................................................................................................ ...........10 <br />Section B ....... ........................................................................................................ ...........14 <br />I. Roads -Rule 4.03 .......................................................................... ...........14 <br />II. Support Facilities -Rule 4.04 .........................:............................. ...........14 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance -Rule 4.05 .................................................... ...........14 <br />N. Topsoil .......................................................................................... ...........19 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings .................. ...........19 <br />VI. Use of Explosives ......................................................................... ...........19 <br />VII. Coal Mine Waste ............................................................................ ..........20 <br />VIII. Backfilling and Grading ................................................................ ...........20 <br />D{. Revegetation ................................................................................. ...........21 <br />X. Post-mining Land Use .................................................................... ..........22 <br />XI. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values ... ..........23 <br />XII. Protection of Underground Mining ................................................ ..........23 <br />XIII. Subsidence Control ........................................................................ ..........23 <br />XIV. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ............................................ ..........24 <br />XV. Operations on Prime Farmland ...................................................... ..........26 <br />ii <br />