GENERAL49738

• Permit No: C1982055
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 10/30/1987
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for RN1
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

APPROVAL OF AN

PROPOSED DECISION
FOR
APPLICATION FOR
BY
ENERGY FUELS MINING
FOR
ANIMAS MINE (Permit No.
RENEWAL OF PERMIT
COMPANY
C-82-055)
The Colorado dined Land Reclamation Division proposes to approve, with
stipulations, an application by Energy Fuels Mining Company for the renewal of
the permit to conduct coal mining and reclamation operations at the Animas
Mine.
This proposed decision is based on a review by the Division of the updated and
complete permit application and the existing permit including all conditions
and revisions approved up to May 28, 1987. This review established that the
requirements for renewal of the permit have been met.
The application for permit renewal and these stipulations will become a
binding part of the permit upon approval. The stipulations are as follows:
Stipulation 1:
PRIOR TO EXPANDING THE COAL PROCESSING WASTE PILE INTO THE UNDISTURBED
AREA ABOVE AND EAST OF THE HELEN MINE PORTALS, ENERGY FUELS MINING
COMPANY WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT THE NON-TOXIC VOLUME OF MATERIAL PROPOSED
TO BE TAKEN FROM THIS AREA FOR USE IN RECLAIMING THE WASTE PILE IS
ACTUALLY AVAILABLE. THE AREA WILL BE SAMPLED TO A DEPTH OF FIVE FEET AT
LOCATIONS ACCEPTABLE TO THE DIVISION. THE SAMPLES WILL BE COMPOSITED IN
REPRESENTATIVE FASHION AND THEN ANALYZED FOR PH, EC, SAR, TEXTURE, AND
PERCENT ROCK FRAGMENTS.
THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSES WILL BE PROMPTLY FURNISHED TO THE DIVISION.
SHOULD THESE NOT DEMONSTRATE, IN THE DIVISION'S OPINION, AN ADEQUATE
VOLUME OF NON-TOXIC MATERIAL TO BE AVAILABLE FROM THIS AREA FOR THE
RECLAMATION PURPOSES PROPOSED, ENERGY FIIELS MINING COMPANY WILL PROMPTLY
COMMIT TO ADEQUATELY AMEND OR REPLACE, FROM OTHER ACCEPTABLE SOURCES, THE
VOLUME OF MATERIAL REQUIRED BY THE DIVISION.
Stipulation 2:
ENERGY FUELS MINING COMPANY WILL COMPLETE A SITE SPECIFIC ANALYTICAL
STABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED CONFIGURATION PROPOSED FOR THE COAL
PROCESSING WASTE PILE AT THE ANIMAS UNDERGROUND COAL MINE. THIS ANALYSIS
WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW BY THE DIVISION NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS
FOLLOWING RETURN OF THE ANIMAS MINE TO ACTIVE MINING STATUS. THE
OPERATOR SHALL RESTRICT PLACEMENT OF COAL PROCESSING WASTE TO THE TWO
LOWER-MOST 50 FOOT THICK TERRACED BENCHES OF THE PROPOSED AMENDED WASTE
PILE UNTIL THE DIVISION HAS APPROVED THE STABILITY ANALYSIS AND
CORRESPONDING DESIGN. IN THE EVENT THAT THE STABILITY ANALYSIS
DETERMINES THAT THE SLOPES OF THE PROPOSED AMENDED COAL PROCESSING WASTE
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