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<br />Table of Contents <br />Introduction 3 <br />Proposed Decision 4 <br />History of Permit C-81-010 5 <br />Description of the Environment 10 <br />Description of the Mine Operation Plan 14 <br />Description of the Reclamation Plan 15 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety 17 <br />Part A - Findings required by Section 2.07.6(2) 17 <br />Part B - Findings required by Rule 4 20 <br />1. Roads - Rule 4.03 20 <br />II. Support Facilities - Rule 4.04 21 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance - Rule 4.05 21 <br />IV. Topsoil 25 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings 26 <br />VI. Use of Explosives 26 <br />VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil 26 <br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks 26 <br />IX. Coal Mine Waste 26 <br />X. Backfilling and Grading 26 <br />XI. Revegetation 27 <br />XII. Post-mining Land Use 28 <br />XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values 29 <br />XIV. Protection of Underground Mining 29 <br />XV. Subsidence Control 29 <br />XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining 29 <br />XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors 29 <br />XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland 322 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal 322 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes 322 <br />XXI. In Situ Processing 322 <br />Trapper Mine 2 July 25, 2008