2017-11-27_REVISION - C1981008 (4)

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1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 November 27, 2017 Steve White Montrose County Planning & Development Director 317 South 2nd Street Montrose, CO 81401 Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) Permit Renewal Application No. 7 (RN-7) Dear Montrose County Planning & Development: The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 27, 2017, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: All or portions of the following: Sec 6, T46N, R15W: W ½ NE ¼; W ½ SW ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼; N ½ NE ¼ SW ¼; N ½ SE ¼; N ½ SE ¼ SE ¼ Sec 31 ,T47N, R15W: SW ¼ Sec 1, T46N, R16W: N ½ NE ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼ SE ¼ NE ¼; NE ¼ NW ¼; N ½ SE ¼ NW ¼ Sec 36, T47N, R16W: SW ¼; SE ¼ Sec 25, T47N, R16W: SW ¼. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map(s): Nucla.