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There are six (6) Stipulations to the Division's approval of Technical • Revision No. 04, Expansion of Ciruela Canyon Waste Pile, Golden Eagle Mine (Permit No. C-87-013). Stipulation 1 he PRIOR TO INITIATING CONSTRUCTION OF ANY ASPECT OF THE APPROVED TECHNICAL REVISION 04, WYOMING FUEL COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECLAMATION BONDING IN THE SUM OF 523,772.72 IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE DIVISION. Stipulation 2 3i PRIOR TO INITIATING CONSTRUCTION OF ANY ASPECT OF THE APPROVED TECHNICAL REVISION 04, WYOMING FUEL COMPANY SHALL COMMIT IN WRITING TO RECLAMATION OF THE EXPANDED WASTE PILE USING 4 FEET OF NON-TOXIC COVER MATERIAL WHOSE CHARACTERISTICS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THE DIVISION. Stipulation 3 3Z PRIOR TO STOCKPILING OR USE OF ANY TOPSOIL OR SUBSOIL FROM AREAS 1 OR 4 AS IDENTIFIED ON FIGURE 1, THE MAP OF THE PROPOSED COAL PROCESSING WASTE PILE, WYOMING FUEL COMPANY SHALL DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF THAT MATERIAL BY SAMPLING: TWO SAMPLES SHALL BE TAKEN FROM AREA 1 PRIOR TO INITIATING CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPANDED WASTE PILE: ONE SAMPLE SHALL BE TAKEN FROM AREA 4 AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY FOLLOWING MOVEMENT OF THE PRESENT WASTE PILE OVERLYING THIS AREA. NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN THE DIVISION WHEN THIS SAMPLING OCCURS: SAMPLES WILL BE TAKEN TO A DEPTH OF B FEET AT ALL THREE LOCATIONS, • COMPOSITED AT TWO FOOT INTERVALS, AND ANALYZED FOR pH, Et, SAR, TEXTURE AND PERCENT ROCK FRAGMENTS. THE RESULTS OF THESE ANALYSES SHALL BE FURNISHED PROMPTLY TO THE DIVISION FOR REVIEW. Stipulation 4 j3 IF, UPON REVIEW OF THE ANALYSES, THE DIVISION CONSIDERS ANY OR ALL OF THESE SAMPLES UNACCEPTABLE FOR USE AS COVER MATERIAL AND SO NOTIFIES WYOh1ING FUEL COMPANY, WYOMING FUEL COMPANY SHALL SUSPEND CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPANDED WASTE PILE UNTIL THE DIVISION RECEIVES AND APPROVES A WRITTEN COMMITMENT FROM WYOMING FUEL COMPANY TO SUITABLY AMEND OR IMPORT SUCH VOLUMES OF COVER MATERIAL FOR THE WASTE PILE AS ARE SPECIFIED BY THE DIVISION. Stipulation 5 3~ TOPSOIL SHALL BE STRIPPED FROM AREA 1 (WEST) PRIOR TO THE MOVEMENT OF WASTE ACROSS THIS AREA. STRIPPING AND STOCKPILING OF ALL TOPSOIL AND SUBSOIL FROM AREAS 1 (EAST), 2, AND 3 AS IDENTIFIED ON FIGURE 1., THE MAP OF THE PROPOSED COAL PROCESSING WASTE PILE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE PLACEMENT OF WASTE DURING THE SUBSEQUENT CONSTRUCTION OF THE WASTE PILE. A MINIMUM 25' BUFFER ZONE, FROM WHICH TOPSOIL AND SUBSOIL HAVE BEEN REMOVED, SHALL BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE COAL PROCESSING WASTE AND THE UNDISTURBED PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS. PRIOR TO STOCKPILING SUBSOIL IN THE LOCATION INDICATED ON FIGURE 1, THE TOPSOIL PRESENTLY EXISTING AT THAT LOCATION SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER AREA APPROVED BY THE DIVISION. • SRS 1659E