GENERAL54908

• Permit No: C1981023
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 2/5/1991
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Mid-Term Review
Chimney Rock Mine
Introduction
This document presents the results of the Division's Midterm Review of Kaiser
Steel Resources' Chimney Rock Mine. This Midterm review was conducted to
fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5)
and 3.02.2(4) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Soard
for Coal Mining.
Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued,
prior to its midterm. Based on this review, for food cause shown, the
Division may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit
provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations.
Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5 and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices,
mountain top removal variances, variances from AOC, and variances from
contemporaneous reclamation be reviewed by the Division where applicable
during the midterm review. None of these Rule designations apply to the
Chum ey Rock mining operation. Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the division
review the amount of the bond and the terms of acceptance of the bond ever
2-1/2 years.
This midterm review consisted of a detailed review of the Chimney Rock Mine
application to identify any items that may have been overlooked during the
initial review. The Division also reviewea all subsequent revisions and
stipulation responses to ensure that all permit commitments and conditions
were being followed. Hydrologic monitoring data was reviewed in conjunction
with the review of the application to assess the adequacy of the monitoring
plan and discussion of hydrologic impacts. Problems and observations from
past inspection reports were also considered.
Those issues, deficiencies, confl icts, etc. identified by the Division as a
result of this review are noted in the following sections and require a
response by the operator. This response is to be made by April 15, 1991.
Where modifications of the permit application are necessary, these are to be
proposed by the operator in the form of a revision (or revisions) to the
permit and shall include updated Table of Contents or other indices,
narrative, calculations, maps, and/or exhibits in such form as to be suitable
for direct insertion into the permit application package when approved.
ction I -Comments
The Chimney Rock Mining operation was issued a five year mining and
reclamation permit, Number C-81-023, on January 7, 1983. The permit area was
expanded to allow mining of Federal coal adjacent to the original permit
through the submittal of Permit Revision No. 1, which was approved in January,
1984. A permit transfer from Chimney Rock Coal Company to Kaiser Steel
Corporation was approved by the Division in September, 1986.
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