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SECTION V — PERMIT VARIANCES AND SPECIFIC APPROVALS <br />The following is a summary of specific variances and approvals by the Division for the Munger <br />Canyon Mine. The Division previously granted variances from topsoil removal at the mine <br />bench area and access road and from meeting approximate original contours for reclaimed areas. <br />Reclamation has been mostly completed at the Munger Canyon and the variances are no longer <br />necessary. <br />The Division granted a variance from topsoil removal in accordance with Rule 4.06.2(2) (a). <br />This variance applies to the mine bench area and access road that were constructed prior to <br />August 3, 1977. No topsoil was salvaged or required to be salvaged at the time of the <br />disturbance. <br />The Division had originally proposed to approve a variance from meeting approximate original <br />contour for reclaimed areas. Various subsequent revisions to the operations and reclamation <br />plans (TR's 10, 11, 12, and 16) resulted in modifications that eliminate the applicability of the <br />steep slope variance. The reclamation plan as approved in RN -05 achieves approximate original <br />contour, and the Steep Slope Variance finding has as a result been removed from this findings <br />document. For a more detailed discussion, please refer to the Steep Slope Variance section of <br />the Division's August 10, 2000 Mid -Tenn Review for the Munger Canyon Mine. References to <br />Steep Slope Variances from approximate original contour have been removed from the <br />application. <br />SECTION VI — BONDING SUMMARY <br />The Division holds an approved bond on behalf of the permittee for the Munger Canyon Mine. <br />The bond is a Corporate Surety from Travelers Casualty and Surety Co of America,. Bond No. <br />104109439, in the amount of $117,585.00. Pursuant to Rule 3.02.2(4), the Division has <br />reviewed the Munger Canyon Mine reclamation liability in association with this midterm permit <br />review. We have prepared an updated cost estimate (enclosed as Attachment 1). The new <br />liability is $68,238.00, which is less than the bond held of $117,585.00. The $117, 585.00 was <br />set based on the bond release process pursuant to Rule 3.03.1(2) (a) and the $117, 585.00 is <br />required, even though the reclamation liability is now lower at $68,238.00. This estimate <br />incorporates all of the changes from SL -01 and updates all costs. CAM Mining, LLC will not <br />need to submit additional bond monies. <br />Munger Canyon Mine -6- August 10, 2010 <br />