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Mid-Term Review Roadside North and South Portals Mine, Permit No. C-81-041 INTRODUCTION This document presents the results of the Division's mid-term review for the Roadside Portals Mine. This review was conducted to fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2(10), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5), and 3.02.2(4). The review consisted of a review of the permit application package, previous findings documents, and annual hydrology and reclamation reports, as well as revisions, stipulations, inspection reports, and enforcement actions issued since the most recent permit renewal. The current permit renewal proposed decision was issued February 10, 2000. Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5 and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices, mountaintop removal variances, steep slope variances from AOC, and variances from contemporaneous reclamation for combined surface and underground mining be reviewed by the Division where applicable. None of these categories apply to the Powderhorn operation. Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued prior to its mid-term. 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. See Section III of this document. Rule 3.02.2(9) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and the terms of acceptance of the bond every 2 1/2 years. See Section IV of this document. The document is organized as follows: Section I is a brief mine status review. Section II summarizes revisions to the permit since the last renewal and lists any stipulations and responses since renewal. Section III is a summary of any changes or revisions that need to be made to the permit and the justification for those changes. Section IV discusses the current state of the bond liability and the reclamation bond. 3