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INTRODUCTION <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Division (the Division} for the McClane Canyon Mine. It amends <br />the Findings Document for the McClane Canyon Mine dated March 04, 1982. This <br />document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve, with stipulations, the <br />permit revision and renewal applications; 2) a summary which includes a <br />history of the review of the permit application, a description of the <br />environment affected by the operation, and a description of the mining and <br />reclamation plans; and 3) the written findings of compliance the Division has <br />made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act. <br />Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the <br />Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received applications for a permit renewal and revision to <br />conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the McClane Canyon <br />Mine. The application was submitted by Salt Creek Mining Company, the <br />operator of the McClane Canyon Mine. The mine is located on federal lands <br />within Garfield County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included <br />within the permit area is: <br />The following portions <br />Principal Meridian: <br />Section 15 <br />E1/2 Section 16 <br />E1/2, E1/2 W1/2, <br />Section 22 <br />of Township 7 South, Range 102 West of the Sixth <br />SW1/4 NW1/4, NW1/4 SWl/4 Section 21 <br />N1/2 Section 27 <br />NW1/4 NE1/4, NE1/4 NW1/4 Section 28 <br />