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PART I -INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the results of the midterm permit review of H-G Coal Company's <br />Hayden Gulch Mine. The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ("Division") <br />conducted this review for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act ("Act"), and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining ("Regulations"). <br />Organization of this Document <br />This document is divided into the following three parts: <br />Part I -Introduction <br />Pan II-Summary of Operations, Violations, Revisions to Permit, <br />Stipulations, Variances, and Bond <br />Part III -Requested Revisions of Permit Application <br />Midterm Review Requirements of the Regulations <br />Section 2.08.3 of the Regulations requires the Division to conduct a general review of each <br />mining and reclamation permit prior to the middle of the permit's term (2Yz years). Based <br />on this midterm review, for good cause shown, the Division may require the permittee to <br />revise or modify the permit in order t:o ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations. <br />Table 1, below, lists the other Sections of the Regulations that require a midterm review of <br />specific aspects of each permit. <br />Table 1 -Specific midterm review topics <br />Section Topic Applicability at Hayden Gulch Mine <br />2.06.2(10) Experimental practices Inapplicable, no such practices. <br />2.06.3(4)(x) Mountaintop removal Inapplicable, no such variances. <br />variances <br />2.06.5(3)(c) Variances from approximate applicable, no such variances. <br />original contour <br />Hayden Gulch Mine Page 2 Augus111, 1999 <br />Midterm Review <br />