GENERAL42360

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 5/16/1986
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Mid-Term Review
Roadside and Cameo Mines
Introduction
This document presents the results of the Division's Mid-Term Review of
Powderhorn Coal Company's Roadside and Cameo Mines. This Mid-Term review was
conducted to fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4),
2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) and 3.02.2(4).
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.
Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5 and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices,
mountaintop removal variances, variances from AOC, and variances from
contemporaneous reclamation be reviewed by the Division where applicable
during the mid-term review. None of these Rule designations apply to the
Roadside and Cameo mining operation. Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the
Division review the amount of the bond and the terms of acceptance of the bond
every 2-1 /2 years.
This mid-term review consisted of a detailed review of the Roadside and
Cameo Mine application to identify any items that may have been overlooked
during the initial review. The Division also reviewed all subsequent
revisions and stipulation responses to ensure that all permit commitments and
conditions were being followed. Hydrologic monitoring data was reviewed in
conjunction with the review of the application to assess the adequacy of the
monitoring plan and discussion of hydrologic impacts. Problems and
observations from past inspection reports were also considered.
Section I - Comments
The Roadside and Cameo Mining Operation was granted a five year permanent
regulatory program permit on January 3, 1983. Scheduled annual coal
production remains at 1,100,000 tons of clean coal per year. The mine
continues to utilize room and pillar mining methods to extract the coal
resource. Coal processing waste generated by the operation is currently being
disposed of at two refuse sites, Cameo Refuse Disposal Areas No. 1 and No. 2.
Cameo Refuse Disposal Areas No. 2 and No. 3 were approved by the Division on
April 8, 1985 as a permit revision to Permit No. C-81-041. The initial refuse
pile for the mining operation, referred to .as the Roadside Refuse Pile, was
completed in 1984. The pile has been covered, topsoiled and seeded. The
operator has undertaken a series of re vegetation field trials on the Roadside
Pile to determine if less than four feet of non-toxic, non-combustible cover
will be sufficient to achieve successful re vegetation and minimize disturbance
to the hydrologic balance.