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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 22, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Las Animas County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br /> Technical Revision No. 71 (TR-71) <br /> Temporary Pond Dewatering System to Complete dewatering of Ponds. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Las Animas County Commissioners: <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 22, 2016 <br />an application to revise coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine was considered complete for <br />the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Temporary disposal of surface run-off contained in sediment control ponds at the New Elk Mine. <br />Dewatering to allow sediment removal, restoring detention time for water flowing into the ponds <br />to properly settle suspended solids prior to discharge. The dewatering will utilize the slurry <br />injection system and pump water into the sealed Allen Mine. The applicant is not proposing <br />additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles West of <br />Trinidad, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />T33S, R68W, Portions of Sections 24, 25 and 26 All sections are partially or fully projected by <br />New Elk Coal Company due to the unsurveyed nature of the Maxwell Land Grant. The above- <br />mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, <br />and Stonewall. <br />