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Introduction <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology (the Division) for the Orchard Valley Mine. This <br />document includes: (1) the proposed decision to approve with stipulations the <br />permit renewal application, (2) a summary which includes a history of the <br />review of the permit application, a description of the environment affected by <br />the operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan, and <br />(3> the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information <br />concerning the findings,of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for a permit renewal to conduct <br />surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the Orchard Valley Mine. <br />The application was submitted by Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corporation, and <br />the mine will be operated by Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corporation. The mine <br />is located on and/or under federal and private lands within Delta County, <br />Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the permit area <br />is: <br />A parcel of land situated fn Sections 1, 2, 10-15, 22-25, Township 13 South, <br />Range 92 West of the 6th P.M., and Sections 5-8, 17-19, 29-32, Township 13 <br />South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M., described as follows: <br />S 1/2, S 1/2 S 1/2 NW 1/4, S 1/2 5 1/2 NE 1/4, NE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4, SE 1/4 <br />Lot 1 Section 1; SE 1/4, E 1/2 SW 1/4, 5 1/2 S 1/2 NE 1/4, S 1/2 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 <br />Section 2; SE 1/4 Lot 5, 5 1/2 Lot 6, S 1/2 Lot 7, SW 1/4 Lot 8, S 1/2 Lot 9, <br />NW 1/4 Lot 9, lot 10, Lot it E 1/2 Lot 12, E 1/2 Lot 13, Lots 14-16 <br />Section 10; All of Section 11; All of Section l2; All of Section 13; Ali of <br />Section 14; Lots 1-3, E 1/2 Lot 4, E 1/2 Lot 5, Lots 6-11, E 1/2 Lot 12, E 1/2 <br />lot 13, Lots 14-16 Section 15; Lots 1-3, E 1/2 Lot .4, E 1/2 Lot 5, Lots 6-8 <br />Section 22; Lots 1-8 Section 23; Lots .1-6, S 1/2 NE 1/4, Lots 8-9, NW 1/4 <br />SE 1/4, W 1/2 SW 1/4 Lot 7, E l/2 Lot 11, Lot 12, W 1/2 W 1/2 Lot 13 <br />Section 24 Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. and containing <br />5200 acres ±. <br />Also the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4, S 1/2 SE 1/4 SW 1/4, S 1/2 .SW 1/4 SW 1/4, NW <br />1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4, W 1/2 NW 1/4 SW 1/4, SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/.4 Section 5; SE <br />114, E 1/2 SW 1/4 Lots 5-7, SE 1/4 NW 1/4, SW 114 NE 1/4, S 112 SE 114 NE 1/4, <br />NW 1/4 SE 114 NE 1/4, SW 1/4 Lot 1, S 1/2 Lot 2, 5 1/2 Lot 3, S 1/2 Lot 4 <br />Section 6; All of Section 7; W 1/2, W 1/2 W 1/2 E 1/2 Section 8; W 1/2, W 1/2 <br />W 1/2 E 1/2 Section 17; Lots 1-4, E'1/2 W 1/2, NE 1/4, W 1/2 SE 1/4, NE 1/4 SE <br />1/4, NW 1/4, SE 1/4, SE 1/4 Section 18; N 1/2 NW 1/4 NE 1/4, NE 1/4 NW 1/4 <br />Section 19 Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. and containing <br />2740 acres +. <br />Also a parcel described as follows: <br />Beginning at N 1/4 corner Section 25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West, <br />6th P.M. and following the centerline of said Section 25 South 650 feet; <br />thence leaving said centerline and running South 70° 35' West 1581.0 feet; <br />•L <br />