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SUMMARY <br />The Review Process <br />The Bourg Mine is operated by Walden Coal Company. The mine is located in Jackson <br />County, Colorado approximately seven miles east-northeast of Walden, off Jackson <br />County Road 19 in Sections 7 and 18 of T9N, R78W. The Bourg Strip Mine has been in <br />existence since July of 1980 and has operated under Permit Nos. 79-125 and C-81-021 <br />issued by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. Walden Coal Company filed a <br />complete application for permit renewal pursuant to C.R.S. 34-33-109(7)(d) on <br />September 22, 1992. Walden Coal Company has ceased mining operations at the Bourg <br />Mine and the only activities associated with this permit term will be reclamation. in fact, <br />nearly all reclamation is complete of this date. <br />The Division issued a preliminary adequacy review December 2, 1992. Adequacy <br />concerns were satisfactorily addressed by the mine, and a proposed decision to renew the <br />permit was issued April 21, 1993. <br />This decision document updates the renewal findings of compliance issued on August 30, <br />1988. The original permit application was submitted on February 13, 1981. Permit <br />C-81-021 was issued on April 21, 1983. <br />Description of the Environment <br />Topography <br />The mine site is located on a 160 acre private parcel of land in North Park at an <br />elevation of approximately 8100 feet. Land use in this area consists of grazing and <br />wildlife habitat. U.S. Bureau of Land Management land surrounding the permit area is <br />grazed by cattle from May to July. Predominant wildlife in the area consists of antelope, <br />sage grouse, mule deer, and rabbits. <br />Climatology <br />The climate of the region is characteristic of the high intermountain parks. North Park <br />has a cold desert climate. The average annual precipitation near the mine is 10 inches, <br />61% (6.0 inches) occurring as rain during the months of May through September. The <br />remaining 4 inches of precipitation occur as snowfall during the months of October <br />through April. <br />Bourg Strip Mine. C-81-021 3 April 21, 1993 <br />