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

EW OF PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATION AND FINDINGS UPDATE
I. Legal, Financial and Compliance Information - Rule 2.03.
Asa result of the purchase of the Animas property from Sundance Coal
Company by Raton Creek Associates, Ltd. and the transfer of the Animas
permit to Energy Fuels Mining Company, operator for Raton Creek
Associates, Ltd., there are certain necessary changes made in this
section of the updated permit application. These changes are largely
limited to the Identification of Interests required by Rule 2.03.4 and to
the Right of Entry and Operation Information required by Rule 2.03.6.
Some revisions of the Permit Term Information required by Rule 2.03.8
have also been made. The Animas Mine was initially permitted for a total
area of 414.7 acres, a total affected area of 329.3 acres, and surface
disturbance of 27.3 acres. Subsequent revisions to the permit enlarged
the permit area to 1551.5 acres, the potential affected area to 1469,7
acres and maximum surface disturbance to 43.0 acres. The application for
permit renewal now shows that the A.P, Green Refractories Company lease
has been removed from the existing permit area. As a result, the
proposed permit area during the term of permit renewal will total 1333.3
acres, the ultimate affected area 515.4 acres, and the maximum disturbed
area 52.2 acres.
As for compliance with Rule 2.03.5(1), neither Energy Fuels Mining
Company, any subsidiary, affiliate, or person controlled by or under
common control with Energy Fuels Mining Company has had a federal or
state mining permit suspended or revoked in the five years preceding the
date of this application. Neither has Energy Fuels Mining Company, any
subsidiary, affiliate, or person controlled by or under common control
with the applicant forfeited any mining bond or similar security deposit
in lieu of bond.
Pursuant to Rule 2.03,5(3), Energy Fuels Mining Company has not itself
received any violation notice pertaining to any provision of the Act or
to air or water environmental protection in connection with any surface
coal mining operation during the 3 year period before the application
date, for violations of any applicable law, rule, regulation, of the
United States, or of any Colorado law, rule, or regulation enacted
pursuant to Federal law, rule, or regulation.
Following an inspection of the Animas tine site by a representative of
the Office of Surface Mining on July 21, 1987, however, a Ten Day Notice
was sent to the Division of perceived violations of Rules 4,05.1(3) and
5.02.4 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board
for Coal Mining. Inspection of the property by a representative of the
Division on August 4, 1987 resulted in the issuance of a Notice of
Violation of Rule 4.05.6(3) onAugust 6, 1987. On August 5, 1987, a
Second Ten Day Notice from the OSM was received by the Division citing
violations of Rules 4.09.2(7) and 4.05.4 at the Animas 14ine.
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