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Mid-Term Review <br /> New Elk Mine - Permit No. C-81 -012 <br /> This document presents the results of the Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) <br /> Mid-term review of the New Elk Mine operated by Picketwire Processing, Inc. This review <br /> was conducted to fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2, 2.06.3. 2.06.5, 2.06.7, and <br /> 3.02.2(4). <br /> Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued, prior to its <br /> Mid-term (2-1/2 years). Based on this review, for good cause shown, the Division may <br /> require reasonable revisions or modifications of the permit provisions to ensure compliance <br /> with the Act and Regulations. <br /> Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5, and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices, mountain top <br /> removal variances, variances from approximate original contour (AOC), and variances from <br /> contemporaneous reclamation, respectively, be reviewed by the Division where applicable <br /> during the Mid-term review. <br /> Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and the terms of <br /> acceptance of the bond every 2-1/2 years. <br /> The Mid-term Review of the New Elk mine consisted of a review of the findings document, <br /> the permit application and subsequent revisions, stipulations, enforcement actions, cost <br /> estimate and other assorted permit files and information. <br /> • Section I contains a brief history of the mine. <br /> • Section II contains a summary of permit actions. <br /> • Section III is a review of the stipulations attached to the permit. <br /> • Section IV is a review of the enforcement actions issued since March 1999. <br /> • Section V is a summary of the review of the permit application. <br /> • Section VI is a review of the Bond(s) and the reclamation cost estimate. <br /> Section I - Mine History and the Environment <br /> The New Elk Mine is located approximately 24 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. <br /> Highway 12 bisects the permit area. Previously known as the Allen Mine, it has been in <br /> -2- <br /> L_ <br />