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INTRODUC710N This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ("the Division") for the Colorado Coal Mine No. 1. This document includes: 11 the proposed decision to approve the permit renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the permit application, a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed in- formation concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. The Division has received an application for a permit renewal to conduct reclamation operations at the Colorado Coal Mine No. 1. The application was submitted by Kaiser Resources, Inc., and the mine will be operated by Kaiser Resources, Inc. The mine is located on private land within Huerfano County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the permit area is as follows: Portions of Section 25, Township 27 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. that lie west of Colorado State Highway 69. PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve an application for the renewal of a valid, existing permit. The application was submitted by Kaiser Resources, Inc. for the mine. This decision is based on a finding that the operations will comply with all requirements of the Colorado State Program as found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101 et seq., and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. If no request for a formal hearing is made within thirty (30) days of the first publication of the issuance of this proposed decision, then this decision becomes final, and the permit will be issued. The permit application, all supporting documents and any stipulations or conditions will become a binding part of the permit. SUMMARY History of the Review Process /. Permitting History The Colorado Coal Mine No. 1 was initially operated by the Colorado Coal Mining Company (GCMG) under Interim Permit No. 80-59, granted on June 26, 1980. A permanent program permit was applied for on February 9, 1981. In July of 1981 , Perma Resources, parent of Colorado Coal Mining Company, filed a Notice of Exploration (CX-127-01). Mining began in May 1982 under this explora- tion permit for a test burn. This mining resulted in the removal of approximately 35,000 tons of coal and a total disturbance of 73.5 acres.