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9/19/2014 State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - King Coal TR -23 - Increase in Production <br />C <br />On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Talvitie - DNR, Marcia <marcia.talvitie@state.co.us> wrote: <br />David, <br />We received an application last week from GCC Energy for the King Coal Mine. They want to increase <br />their maximum annual production from 800,000 to 1,300,0000 tons. I am ready to call the application <br />complete, but I have a question regarding whether this change should include OSM Consultation for a <br />Mine Plan Change. This is my first such change on a federal mine (New Horizon was private), so I don't <br />know how best to proceed. <br />As you may recall, the surface facilities (portals, stack tubes, offices, scales, and so on) are all located <br />on State land, with State coal. The underground area from which they are actively producing is on Ute <br />Mountain surface, with BLM coal, and falls within the boundaries of the OSM permit area. (There is coal <br />on the State land that will be mined at some future date.) I believe GCC has already received approval <br />from APCD for the increased production - conveyors, screening, fugitive emissions from trucks. <br />I don't know whether GCC has submitted an application to OSM to revise that permit, but I will find out. <br />Any guidance you can offer will be greatly appreciated. <br />Thank you, <br />Marcia <br />Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist II <br />Coal Regulatory Program <br />COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natur I Resourc s <br />P 970.247.1184 1 F 970.247.5104 1 C 970.903.7597 <br />DRMS - Durango Field Office <br />691 Co. Rd. 233, Suite A-2, Durango, CO 81301 <br />marcia.talvitie@state.co.us I http://mining.state.co.us <br />Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist II <br />Coal Regulatory Program <br />ATCOLDivision of Reclamation, <br />ORADO <br />Mining and Safety <br />I Department of .Natural Resources <br />P 970.247.1184 1 F 970.247.5104 1 C 970.903.7597 <br />https://mail.google.com/maillu/O/?ui=2&ik=91 a975f658&view=pt&search=inbox&msg=1488a490e6684fb0&sirrl=1488a490e6684fb0 2i3 <br />