2011-06-28_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981044

• Permit No: C1981044
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/28/2011
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table 1 — Summary of History of Permit C- 1981 -044
Date
Permit Action
1936
Coal mining begins in vicinity of Eagle Mines.
Early 1970s
Present operations begin with underground mining at No. 5 Mine.
1974
Open Mining Permit No. 41 issued for surface mining in Williams Fork
Strip Pit.
3/1977
Eagle No. 9 Mine granted Permit No. 76 -7 U.G. under C.R.S. 1973, 34-
32 -101 et seq., as amended.
3/1980
Permit No. 79 -170 issued for Eagle No. 5 and No. 9 Mines
2/17/1981
First part of original C -81 -044 permit application submitted by Empire
Energy Corporation for compliance with Colorado's permanent
regulatory program covering existing operations of No. 5 and No. 9
I - HISTORY
Williams Fork Mines
2011 Midterm Review (MT -06)
Introduction
This document presents the results of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety's 2011 Midterm Review (MT -06) for the Williams Fork Mines permit. This Midterm
Review was conducted to fulfill the requirements of Rules 2.08.3, 2.06.2(10), 2.06.3(4),
2.06.5(2), 2.06.7(5) and 3.02(4).
Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division)
conduct a review of each permit issued, prior to its midterm. Based on this review, for good
cause shown, the Division may require reasonable revisions or modifications of the permit
provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulation (Rule). No items have been
identified for revision or modification to the Permit Application Package.
Rules 2.06.2, 2.06.3, 2.06.5 and 2.06.7 require that experimental practices, mountaintop removal
variances, variances from approximate original contour (AOC), and variances from
contemporaneous reclamation, respectively, be reviewed by the Division where applicable
during the Midterm Review.
Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and the terms of
acceptance of the bond every 2 % years.
This Midterm Review consists of a review of the Williams Fork Mines permit application and
Findings Document to identify items that may have been overlooked during the initial review.
The Division also reviewed all subsequent revisions and stipulation responses to ensure that all
permit commitments and conditions were being followed. Problems and observations from past
inspection reports were also considered as a part of this review.
The following table summarizes the history of Permit C- 1981 -044.
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