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AIEW COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />May 15, 2017 <br />Las Animas County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />Re: Proposed Decision <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN -6) <br />New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br />Dear Las Animas County Commissioners: <br />This letter is to inform you that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is <br />proposing to approve a renewal application for a coal mining and reclamation permit. The <br />application was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC on August 26, 2013, for the New Elk <br />Mine. <br />Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request <br />a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board within 30 days of the first publication <br />of this notice by the Division in the The Chronicle - News. <br />The underground mine is located approximately 25 miles West of Trinidad, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: T33S, R68W, Portions of Sections 24, 25 and 26. All sections <br />are partially or fully projected by New Elk Coal Company due to the unsurveyed nature of the <br />Maxwell Land Grant. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute <br />Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, and Stonewall. <br />Copies of the renewal application are available for public review in the Division offices at the above <br />address and Las Animas County Clerk and Recorder, 200 East First Street, Room 205, Trinidad, CO <br />81082. A Copy of the Division's "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance" is available at <br />your County Clerk and Recorder's office. <br />a C <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 I Robert W. Randall, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />