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EXCAVATION IS NECESSARY, THE COST OF SUCH EXCAVATIONS SHALL BE <br />BORNE BY THE OPERATOR UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. <br />STiPiTi,ATiON Nn_ 51 (TR-38) <br />IN ORDER TO PROTECT IMPORTANT SEASONAL WILDLIFE HABITAT (BIG <br />GAME SEVERE WINTER RANGE), EXPLORATION, DRILLING, AND OTHER <br />DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY MAY NOT BE ALLOWED FOR UP TO SIXTY (60) <br />DAYS DURING THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH MARCH 31. THIS <br />LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF <br />EXISTING FACILITIES. EXCEPTIONS TO THIS LIMITATION IN ANY YEAR MAY <br />BE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THE AREA MANAGER, <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. <br />The Deserado Mine is an active underground coal mining operation located in Rio Blanco <br />County, approximately nine miles northeast of Rangely, along County Road 65, neaz Kenney <br />Reservoir. The initial DMG permit for the operation was issued to Western Fuels-Utah, Inc., <br />(former operator) on July 27, 1981. Facilities construction and underground development were <br />initiated shortly thereafter. <br />Mining operations during previous permit terms have utilized longwall extraction and room and <br />pillaz techniques to extract coal from the "D" Seam. "D" Seam mining within the permit azea <br />was completed in 1999, with operations shifting to the underlying "B" Seam, beginning with <br />development mining in 1998/1999, and initiation of IongwalI extraction in eazly 2000. <br />The Deserado Pernut was previously renewed in Apri12000. Mining operations and schedules <br />were substantially altered by a mine fire in Longwall Pane19, in the northeast portion of the <br />permit azea, in January 1996. The entire "D" seam longwall mining district in the northern <br />portion of the permit area was eventually sealed off, and the longwall equipment was not <br />recovered. <br />Operational status was most recently reviewed and summarized by the Division in Permit <br />Renewa104, Dated 13 October 2004. Status of revisions approved and stipulations issued <br />subsequent to Permit Renewal 03 approval is summarized in that document. Status of revisions <br />approved and all stipulations is summarized below. <br />