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Midterm Review <br />Golden Eagle Mine <br />C-1981-013 <br /> <br /> <br />This document presents the results of the Midterm Permit Review of the New Elk Coal <br />Company, LLC’s Golden Eagle Mine. The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (Division) conducted this review for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br /> <br />This Midterm Review was conducted to fulfill the requirements of Sections 2.08.3, 2.06.2(10), <br />2.06.3(4)(a), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) and 3.02.2(4). <br /> <br />Section 2.08.3 of the Regulations requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit <br />issued, prior to its midterm. Based on this review, for good cause shown, the Division may <br />require reasonable revisions or modifications of the permit provisions to ensure compliance with <br />the Act and Regulation. <br /> <br />Section 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and the terms of <br />acceptance of the bond every 2 ½ years. <br /> <br />Sections 2.06.2(10), 2.06.3(4)(a), 2.06.5(3) and 2.06.7(5) require that experimental practices, <br />mountaintop removal variances, variances from approximate original contour (AOC) and <br />variances from contemporaneous reclamation, respectively, be reviewed by the Division where <br />applicable during the Midterm Review. These sections are not applicable at the Golden Eagle <br />Mine, as no such practices or variances have been approved. <br /> <br />This Midterm Review consisted of a detailed review of the following document: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Golden Eagle Mine permit application, including stipulations and responses <br /> <br /> <br />All revisions made to the permit since the last permit renewal (RN-5) <br /> <br /> <br />The Golden Eagle Mine annual reclamation and hydrology reports <br /> <br /> <br />Bond surety and reclamation cost estimate <br /> <br /> <br />The Division findings documents and previous Midterm Reviews <br /> <br /> <br />The Divisions inspection reports <br /> <br /> <br /> Any notices of violations since the last permit renewal (RN-5) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Golden Eagle Mine -2- 4/4/2012 <br />