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Approval of RN-O1/PR-02 <br />The Division found the submittal for RN-01/PR-02 complete on March 2, 1987 and sent <br />adequacy questions to Trapper on April 30, 1987. Trapper responded to those comments with <br />two sets of responses received by the Division on August 24 and September 1, 1987; revised <br />post-mining topography maps were received on October 9, 1987. The Division sent Trapper <br />follow-up adequacy questions on November 12, 1987 and received responses from Trapper Mine <br />on December 11, 1987. Additional exchanges of comments and responses continued into April <br />1988. RN-O1/PR-02 was approved on April 8, 1988, effective December 31, 1987. <br />RN-02/RN-03 <br />The Division received an application from Trapper for RN-02/PR-03 on July 1, 1992 and found <br />it complete on July 7, 1992. The application was for another 5-year term and addressed new pits <br />and further advancement of pits within the permit area. An additional 1,562 acres were to be <br />disturbed. The Division sent its preliminary adequacy review questions and comments to the <br />Trapper Mine on August 31, 1992 and received responses on October 23, 1992. The Division <br />submitted follow-up questions to Trapper Mine on November 10, 1992 and Trapper responded <br />on January 12, 1992. The follow-up questions were primarily in regard to the Flume Gulch <br />drainage which was designated an alluvial valley floor in the findings document for RN-02/PR- <br />03. The Division approved PR-03 on January 19, 1993 and RN-02 on January 21, 1993 with an <br />effective date of December 31, 1992. <br />RN-03/PR-04 <br />The Division received the RN-03/PR-04 application from Trapper on June 17, 1997 and found it <br />complete on June 20, 1997. The application was for another 5-year term and called for <br />operations to continue generally as they have in the past with the pits advancing eastward within <br />the permit area and disturbing an additional 1,025 acres. The Division sent preliminary <br />adequacy review questions to Trapper on August 21, 1997, and sent two additional questions on <br />October 6, 1997. Responses to all of the Division's questions were received by the Division on <br />December 17, 1997. The Division then sent two follow-up questions to the operator February <br />20, 1998 and received responses to those questions on March 16, 1998. Additional revised pages <br />were submitted by TMI on April 14, 1998. The Division approved RN-03/PR-04 on May 13, <br />1998. The decision became final on July 13, 1998. <br />RN-04/PR-05 <br />The Division received the RN-04/PR-05 application from Trapper on June 25, 2002 and found it <br />complete on July 3, 2002. The Division sent preliminary adequacy review questions to Trapper <br />on August 29, 2002. Trapper submitted information regarding reclamation liability estimates on <br />November 4, 2002. Trapper supplied responses to the Division's preliminary adequacy <br />questions on December 18, 2002. The Division sent a second set of adequacy questions to <br />Trapper on January 10, 2003. The Division met with representatives of Trapper Mine on April <br />3, 2003 to discuss remaining adequacy concerns. Trapper submitted final adequacy responses on <br />May 29, 2003. The Division reviewed the final adequacy responses and proposed to approve the <br />renewal and revision application on June 30, 2003. The decision became final on July 31, 2003. <br />Trapper Mine 6 September 21, 2009