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<br /> <br />Public Notice <br /> <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, of the <br />Colorado Revised Statutes, hereby issues notice that on March 16, 2017, a minor revision application <br />(MR-306) to the Foidel Creek Mine, Permit No. C-1982-056, operated by Twentymile Coal, LLC, <br />29515 Routt County Road No. 27, Oak Creek, CO 80467 was considered complete for the purposes of <br />filing. The revision is to address water observed at the 9-Right and 10-Right seals. This water is <br />considered to be coming from the thickener underflow discharge in 8-Right due to a blockage in the <br />area of 8-Right . This revision proposes to shift the thickener underflow discharge to another location. <br />The proposed locations include: 1) A temporary measure to shift discharge to exisiting approved 1MN <br />Replacement Thickener Underflow Borehole. 2) As a backup plan, a previously approved basin <br />adjacent to Area 1 Pit be re-excavated. 3) As a long-term solution, converting the approved test <br />borehole at the Sandstone Sub Borehole location to a thickener underflow borehole and install a <br />connecting pipeline extending 1200’ from the exisiting thickener underflow pipeline at the 1MN <br />Borehole to the Sandstone Sub Borehole location (3SW Gateroad). The applicant is not proposing <br />additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. All reviews and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this date <br />of filing. <br /> <br /> <br /> Posted March 16, 2017 <br /> <br /> C-MR-03