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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />October 7, 2013 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Town Mayor Governor <br />Town of Nucla Mike King <br />P.O. BOX 219 Executive Director <br />Nucla, CO 81424 Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C -1981 -008), Permit Revision Application No. 8 (PR -8) <br />Revision of prime farmland reclamation practices including topsoil redistribution and <br />revegetation plans. <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article <br />33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 4, 2013, an application to <br />revise coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. <br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The revision addresses prime farmland reclamation practices, including topsoil redistribution and <br />revegetation plans; replacement of the irrigated cropland technical standard with a reference area; and <br />determination of prime farmland areas. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />1.7 miles northwest of the Town of Nucla <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map(s): <br />Nucla. <br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Montrose County Courthouse, . 300 <br />Main Street, Nucla, CO. 81424 and at the Division Office. For additional information, to provide written <br />comments, or to request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. <br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866 -3567, within thirty (30) days after <br />the last public notice in the San Miguel Basin Forum. <br />Sinceroiy, <br />Davi erry, / <br />Dir tor, al Regulatory Program <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />