GENERAL48831

• Permit No: C1980003
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 8/28/1989
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Mid Term Review

Hayden Gulch Mine - Permit No. C-80-003
Tnis document presents the results of the Division's mid-term review for the
Hayden-Gulcn Mine. This review was conducted to fulfill the requirements of
Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) and 3.02.2(4).
Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued
prior to its mid-term. Based on this review, for good cause shown, the
Division may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit
provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations.
Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5 and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices,
mountaintop removal variances, variances from AOC, and variances from
contemporaneous reclamation oe reviewed by the Division where applicaole.
Tne Hayden Gulch permit noes not have any operations under these categories.
Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and
the terms of acceptance of the bond every 2 1/2 years. This is done in
Section III of tnis document.
Tne mid-term review consisted of a detailed review of the Havden Gulch
findings document, Dermit revision findings documents, permit renewal findings
document, and the permit application to identify any potential problems. The
Division also reviewed all subsequent revisions and stipulation responses to
ensure that all permit commitments and conditions are being followed. The
annual reclamation reports were also reviewed for completeness and accuracy.
The hydrologic monitoring data was reviewed to assess the adequacy of the
monitoring plan and determine any hydrologic impacts which may have occurred
as a result of the mining disturbance.
Tnis document is organized as follows: Section I includes a summary of
cnanges and updates that need to oe incorporated into the permit application
or submitted to the Division. Section II summarizes the revisions to the
permit and also lists the stipulations and responses since renewal. Section
III discusses the current state of bonding at the H-G Mines as required under
Rule 3.02.2(4).
There are several areas in the permit application whicn require revisions
to the text or exhibits to reflect the current status of the mine. The
section identifying otner licenses and Dermits 2.03.10 appears to be very
outdated and may no longer reflect the current state of the mine. Please
review this section and update accordingly (i.e. New NPDES Permit, do you
need a blasting Dermit?). Is the certificate of insurance still
current? If so, please provide proof. Information pertaining to the
revised shrub density standard (TR-53) has not been submitted or
incorporated into the permit application based on Division files. The
revised pages should be submitted with H-G's response. The water level
for well UC-2 was not included in the 1988 Reclamation Report. H-G
should therefore provide the missing data.