GENERAL44240

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 10/12/1986
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION & FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE FOR PR2
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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After mining, Colorado Westmoreland Inc. plans to return the land to the
pre-mining land uses of grazing for livestock and wildlife for the mine site
and orchard land for the loadout facilities. The permit revision will not
change the previously approved post-mining land uses.
The Division hereby approves the post-mining land uses of the proposed
operation. It was determined that grazing for both livestock and wildlife for
the bench areas and orchard use for the storage silos, truck dump, train
loadout areas, and the railroad spur met the requirements of Rule
4.16(2.07.6(2)(1)).
III. CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES (2.04.4, 2.05.6(4))
In accordance with 2.07.6(2)(e), the Division must make a finding that the
proposed mining operation will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or
place listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally,
although not required by Colorado regulations, within the Federal Regulations
there is a further consideration of "cultural and historic resources eligible
for listing on the National Register of Historic Places".
Cultural, historic and archaeological resource surveys were conducted over the
proposed life of mine and adjacent areas. The methodology and results of
these surveys are set forth in detail in the Archaeological Appendix in
Volume 9. The State Historical Preservation Officer has reviewed the 1983
application/permit revision and the 1986 permit revision and has determined
that there are no sites within the permit area currently listed in the
National Register of Historic Places.
IV. GEOLOGY (2.04.5 and 2.04.6(2))
Fora description of the geology of the mine area and permit revision area,
please see the Regional Geology and Ground Water Hydrology portion of Section
IX, Probable Hydrologic Consequences and Cumulative Impact Assessment of this
document.
Information on local and regional geology can be found on pages 15 to 36 of
Section 2.04.6, of Volume lA.
A total of 11 roof, floor, coal, and interburden samples from existing areas
within the Orchard Valley Mine have been collected and analyzed according to
the Division's Guidelines. The sampling locations are depicted on Map 6A-8
and results of the chemical analyses are presented in the Waste Disposal
section of Volume 6A.
In order to monitor the material exposed in the mine on a continual basis, CWI
has committed to collecting additional samples of roof, floor, interburden and
coal samples at locations depicted on Map 2-5, and at other supplemental
locations where inordinate concentrations of waste rock are encountered (i. e.:
rgof falls, rockwork, etc.). The results of these geochemical analyses will
b¢ reported annually in conjunction with the Annual Subsidence and Hydrology
Report (page 32, Section 2.04.6 of the permit application).