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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 />February 22, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Las Animas County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Permit Issuance <br /> Permit Renewal No. 4 (RN-4) <br /> Lorencito Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1996-084) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Las Animas County Commissioners: <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety renewed Mining Permit No. C-1996-084 <br />for the Lorencito Canyon Mine on February 16, 2018, allowing coal mining and reclamation <br />operations to continue under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act <br />of 1979. The permit was issued to New Elk Coal Company, LLC, 12250 Highway 12, Weston, <br />CO 81091, (719) 631-6141, for their mining operation located in Las Animas County, <br />approximately 3 miles West of Segundo on Hwy 12. The permit area is further described as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Old Legal- <br /> On lands south of the Purgatoire River, lands east of the South Fork of the Purgatoire and <br />Alamosa Canyon, lands north of Vermejo Park, and lands west of Widow Woman Canyon <br />containing approximately 17,862 acres. <br /> <br />Copies of the permit are available at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. <br />