2013-07-09_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981010

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the Horse Gulch Fill area, specific information regarding inspection of construction of the Horse Gulch Fill and K -Pit Buttress Fill, detail regarding the timeline and phasing of the construction of the Horse Gulch Fill, adjustment of the size of underdrain material to be utilized, information evaluating the type of material utilized in the Horse Gulch Fill, detail in the text to describe the method of underdrain core construction in advance of the dragline operation, and modified figures for illustrating the anticipated construction sequence for the Horse Gulch Fill. Responses to all of the Division's questions were received by the Division on June 5, 2009. The Division issued its proposed decision to approve PR6 on September 21, 2009. The decision became final on October 23, 2009. The Division received the RN6 application from Trapper on June 20, 2012 and found it complete on June 29, 2012. Public Notices were published in the Craig Daily Press for four consecutive insertions beginning on July 9, 2012 and ending on July 30, 2012. The Division sent a preliminary adequacy review letter dated August 21, 2012. This letter requested corrections to updated ownership and control information submitted with the RN6, an updated reclamation cost estimate, updated mining and reclamation plan for the next permit term, updated Threatened and Endangered Species information, and several textual and map updates for the next permit term. The Division sent a second adequacy review letter dated October 23, 2012. After several discussions between Trapper and the Division staff, many of the adequacy review questions cited in the August 21st, 2012 letter are to be addressed in a forthcoming permit revision. The second adequacy review letter shortened the number of adequacy review questions from the first adequacy letter to those items that were critical for the permit renewal. Trapper responded to the Division's adequacy items on November 16, 2012. The Division sent a third adequacy review letter to Trapper on December 4, 2012. Four items were identified with this letter. The first item discussed a technical update occurring with the Applicant Violator System (AVS) and notified Trapper that the Division was unable to verify and update the owner and controller information they submitted on November 16, 2012. Once the AVS system was functional the Division was able to verify and update the required information and no additional items in regards to the owner and controller information was identified. The second identified a new topographic feature on Sheet 1 of Map M12; Post Mine Topography map, which would need to be revised through a technical or permit revision given the nature of the change. The proposed revised Sheet 1 of Map M12 was not approved. The third item identified that Trapper proposed haul road construction, topsoil stripping and mining in the next five year permit term in areas that are currently outside of the Drainage and Sediment Control Plan boundary. An updated drainage and sediment control plan would need to be submitted in the form of a technical or permit revision. The Division suggested this item be addressed with the forthcoming permit revision and would propose to stipulate the approval of the permit renewal so that disturbance could not occur outside of the currently approved Drainage and Sediment Control boundary depicted on Map M51 until Trapper submitted and received approval of a revision of an updated Drainage and Sediment Control Plan and Designs to account for the additional disturbance. The fourth item is in regards to post mine drainage reestablishment and stabilization. Similar to the third item, this issue will need to be addressed in the forthcoming permit revision. These four items did not require a response from Trapper. A Trapper Mine 8 July 9, 2013