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<br />John W. Hickenlooper , Governor | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
<br />Denver, CO 80203
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<br />October 13, 2016
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<br />Paul Daggett
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />White River Field Office
<br />220 Market St.
<br />Meeker, CO 81641-3419
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<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
<br /> Technical Revision No. 70 (TR-70)
<br /> B - Seam Dewatering System #2.
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<br />Dear Mr. Daggett:
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<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 October 13, 2016
<br />an application to revise coal mining operations at the Deserado Mine was considered complete for
<br />the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc . All review and
<br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
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<br />Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. has submitted an application for a Technical Revision, TR -70. The
<br />revision proposes to install a new mine dewatering system for the B -Seam workings. The proposal
<br />includes pumping water from the workings through an existing service hole. The water will enter a
<br />series of treatment ponds before discharging into a natural drainage. The proposed dewatering
<br />system is along the existing access road to the train loadout. The revision proposes to disturb 9.85
<br />acres of la nd. The applicant is proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area
<br />currently approved for disturbance.
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<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Northeast of
<br />Rangely, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
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<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, R101W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County;
<br />Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101W, 6th
<br />PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33, T3N, R101W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County.
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