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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 />May 12, 2017 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Gunnison County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 E Virginia <br />Gunnison, CO 81230 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> Technical Revision No. 141 (TR-141) <br /> Incidental permit boundary change. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Gunnison 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 May 12, 2017 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />TR-141 seeks to make an incidental change to the permit boundary in order to accommodate the <br />maximum projected angle of draw caused by mining longwall panels E7 and E8 up to the current <br />lease boundary. TR-141 will add 80 acres to the existing permit area, which represents an increase <br />of less than 0.5%. 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 9 miles East of Paonia, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />All or portions of: Sections 9 through 36 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 90 West; Sections <br />23 through 26 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 91 West; and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, <br />and 12, Township 14 South, Range 90 West; all of the 6th Principal Meridian. Located in <br />Gunnison and Delta Counties <br />