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<br /> <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 | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />September 2, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />Dave Lovell <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />4255 Sinton Road <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80907 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014) <br /> Technical Revision No. 47 (TR-47) <br /> Permit Area Reduction <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Lovell: <br /> <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 September 2, 2016 <br />an application to revise coal mining operations at the Southfield Mine was considered complete for <br />the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Energy Fuels Coal, Inc.. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />If approved, TR-47 will reduce the permit boundary of the Southfield Mine to 1.15 acres. This <br />small area includes the only two remaining parcels after recent bond releases. These parcels are the <br />road to well MW-NW (and a spur off the road) and the area that used to include Substation #2 (and <br />the road to it). The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area <br />currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles South of <br />Florence, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Mine Area: <br /> Portions of Sections 19, 30, and 31; Township 20S, Range 69N of the 6th P.M.; Sections 23, <br />24,25,26, and 36; Township 20S, Range 70 W of the 6th P.M. <br /> <br /> Loadout: <br /> Portions of Sections 17 and 18; Township 19S, Range 69W of the 6th P.M. <br />