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Findings of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division for Southfield Mine Explanation of Findings Pursuant to Rule 2.07,6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and the approved state program, the Mined Land Reclamation Division or the Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit renewal or permit revision. These findings are based on information made available to the Division which demonstrates that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with that rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6 (2)(m) are listed in accordance with Rule 4 and are organized under subject or discipline subtitles. This is the revision Findings Document for the Southfield Mine. The following findings were reevaluated and updated as necessary to reflect changes which have occurred during the past permit term and to reflect changes resulting from the revision. Any stipulations from the original permit and Findings Document or subsequent revisions that have been completely resolved to the satisfaction of the Division, have been removed from this document. I. Legal, Financial and Compliance Information - Rules 2.03 and 2.07.6{2) Legal, financial and compliance information is contained in Section 2.03 of the Mining and Reclamation Plan (MRP). All violations issued to EFCI have been abated and terminated. The original Findings Document contained a stipulation (N o. 1) requiring right-of-entry information for Florence, Massey and Corley properties, prior to affecting those lands. This information was submitted with adequacy responses on October 31, 1989 during permit renewal. All other information required by Rule 2.03 is included in the MRP except for right-of-entry information for the Slanovich property within the proposed permit area expansion. Therefore, the following stipulation is required: STIPULATION N0. 12 PRIOR TO AFFECTING THE LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 20 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST, THE OPERATOR SHALL SUBMIT RIGHT OF ENTRY INFORMATION FROM THE OWNER. In accordance with Rule 2.07 ,6(2)(a), (f), (g) and (h ), the Division finds that the operator has submitted a complete application and that the operator does not control mining operations with a demonstrated pattern of willful violations. With acceptance of the above stipulation, the operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. -7-