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Introduction <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety (the Division) for the New Elk Mine. This document includes: 1) the <br />proposed decision to approve the renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a history of <br />the review of the permit application, a description of the environment affected by the operation <br />and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of compliance <br />the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (the <br />Act). Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the <br />Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for a renewal to a permit to conduct surface coal <br />mining and reclamation operations at the New Elk Mine. The application was submitted by New <br />Elk Coal Company, LLC (NECC). The mine will be operated by NECC. The mine is located on <br />state and private lands within Las Animas County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands <br />included within the permit area is: Due to the lack of a U.S. Public Land Survey of the permit <br />area, the legal description of the lands included within the permit area is a metes and bounds <br />description, which is included in Exhibit 34 of the permit. An approximation of the location of <br />the permit area is as follows: portions of Sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 35 and 36 in <br />Township 33S, Range 68W. <br />Proposed Decision <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve an application <br />for permit renewal. <br />The application was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC for the mine. This decision is <br />based on a finding that the operations will comply with all requirements of the Colorado State <br />Program as found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101 et <br />seq., and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. If no request for a formal hearing is <br />made within thirty (30) days of the first publication of the issuance of this proposed decision, <br />then this decision becomes final. Upon submittal of acceptable surety by the applicant, the <br />permit will be issued. The permit application, all supporting documentation, and any <br />stipulations or conditions will become a binding part of the permit. <br />No coal mining operations may be conducted on any Federal surface or coal until the Secretary <br />of the Interior has approved the proposed mining plan. <br />New Elk Mine <br />Findings for RN -06, May 11, 2017 <br />