2009-05-12_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981025

• Permit No: C1981025
• IBM Index Class Name: GENERAL DOCUMENTS
• Doc Date: 5/12/2009
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for RN5
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Proposed Decision ............................................................................................... ........................... 4
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Summ ary ................................................................................
History of the Review Process ................................................................. ........................... 4
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Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans ............................. ............................ 9
Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ............ .......................... 11
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SECTION A ............................................................................................ .......................
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SECTION B ............................................................................................ .....................
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1. Roads ....................................................................................................... ...................
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II. Hydrologic Balance ................................................................................ ..........................
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III Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ............................ ..........................
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IV Coal Mine Waste Banks .......................................................................... .......................... 30
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V. Revegetation .............
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VI Post-Mining Land Use ............................................................................ ..........................
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VII Protection of Fish, Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values ..................................... 33
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VIII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors .................................................... ........................... 33
IX. Operations on Prime Farmland .............................................................. ........................... 36
North Thompson Creek C-1981-025 12 May 2009
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