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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />August 5, 2015 <br />HelenM. Johnson <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Tres Rios Field Office <br />15 Burnett Court <br />Durango, C081301 <br />Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) <br />Technical Revision No. 25 (TR -25) <br />Surface Water Hydrology As -Built Update. <br />Dear Ms. Johnson: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 10, 2015 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the King Coal Mine was considered complete for <br />the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by GCC Energy, LLC. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />GCC Energy provided an updated "as built" for surface hydrology features. This will replace <br />original design in the current permit as per Appendix 11. The applicant is not proposing additional <br />surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of <br />Hesperus, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, Township 34 North, Range 11 West; portions of Sections 28, 29, <br />31 and 32, Township 35 North, Range 11 West; and portions of Sections 35 and 36, Township 35 <br />North, Range 12 West; New Mexico Principal Meridian. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Thompson Park, Hesperus, Mormon Reservoir, Kline. <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor IMike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />O� 'C <br />0 <br />O <br />* <br />1876 <br />