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August XX, 2016 <br />To: Chronicle News <br />From: Ron Thompson <br />NEW ELK COAL <br />COMPANY <br />Please publish this Public Notice one time as soon as possible. Send invoice and proof of <br />publication to New Elk Coal Company, 12250 Highway 12,Weston, CO 81091. <br />PUBLIC NOTICE <br />New Elk Coal Company LLC, 12250 Highway 12, Weston, CO 81091, the operator of <br />the New Elk Mine, Permit number C-81-012, is filing for a technical revision to the New <br />Elk Mine Permit with the State of Colorado, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. <br />Permit C-81-012 renewal was approved by the Division on April 13, 2009. For filing <br />purposes, this technical revision application was deemed complete by the Division on <br />October 29, 2013. <br />The New Elk Mine is located approximately 7 miles west of Weston, Colorado on State <br />Hwy. 12, within Sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, TS33S, R68W. <br />These sections can be located on the USGS 7.5 minute Vigil and Weston quadrangle <br />maps. A total of 222.6 acres of surface disturbance from mining related activity is <br />covered by a Letter of Credit Bond and Cash Bond in the amount of $4,133,137.02. <br />The technical revision is for the temporary disposal of surface run-off contained in <br />sediment control ponds at the New Elk Mine. The ponds need to be dewatered to allow <br />sediment removal and restore the detention time for water flowing into the ponds to <br />properly settle suspended solids prior to discharge to the Purgatoire River. This water <br />will be pumped into the sealed and abandoned Allen Mine. <br />122250 Hwy 12 I PHONE (303) 300-8709 <br />FAX ((719) 868-0044 <br />Weston, CO 81091 E-MAIL ronthompson@newelkcoal.com <br />