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Mid-Term Review <br /> Deserado Mine, Permit No. C-81-018 <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> This document presents the results of the Division's mid-term <br /> review for the Deserado Mine. The permit was renewed effective <br /> July 27, 1994, and expires July 27, 1999. The operation has been <br /> in active status throughout the permit term. This review was <br /> conducted to fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3 , 2.06. 2(10) , <br /> 2.06 . 3(4) , 2.06. 5( 3) , 2 .06.7(5) , and 3 .02.2(4) . <br /> Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each <br /> permit issued prior to its mid-term. Based on this review, for <br /> good cause shown, the Division may require reasonable revision or <br /> modification of the permit provisions to ensure compliance with the <br /> Act and Regulations. <br /> Rules 2 .06.2, 2.06. 3 , 2.06.5 and 2.06.7 require that experimental <br /> practices, mountaintop removal variances, steep slope variances <br /> from AOC, and variances from contemporaneous reclamation for <br /> combined surface and underground mining be reviewed by the Division <br /> where applicable. <br /> The operation does not involve experimental practices mining <br /> pursuant to 2.06. 2, mountaintop removal pursuant to 2.06. 3 , steep <br /> slope variances from AOC, pursuant to 2.06.5, or variances for <br /> delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirements in combined <br /> surface and underground mining operations, pursuant to 2.06.7. <br /> Rule 3.02 .2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the <br /> bond and the terms of acceptance of the bond every 2 1/2 years. <br /> This mid-term permit review consisted of a review of previous <br /> findings documents, annual hydrology reports, revisions, <br /> stipulations, and inspection reports issued since the most recent <br /> permit renewal . <br /> The document is organized as follows: Section I is a brief mine <br /> status review. Section II summarizes revisions to the permit since <br /> the last renewal and lists any stipulations and responses since - <br /> renewal . Section III includes a summary of any changes or - <br /> revisions that need to be made to the permit and the justification <br /> for those changes. Section IV discusses the current state of the <br /> bond liability and the reclamation bond. <br />