2018-03-02_REVISION - C1981025

• Permit No: C1981025
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 3/2/2018
• Doc Name: 270 Day Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: MINREC, Inc.
• Email Name: ccw
• Email Name: JDM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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

March 2, 2018

James E. Stover
MINREC, Inc.
2352 N 7th St, Ste B
Grand Junction, CO 81501-8168

Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-025)
Permit Expiration

Dear Mr. Stover:

The purpose of this letter, as required by Rule 2.08.5(2)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the five -year
permit term for the North Thompson Creek Mine will expire on August 15, 2018. In order to
ensure that MINREC, Inc. may continue operating the mine beyond that date, a complete
application for renewal of the permit must be received at least 180 days prior to its expiration
(Rule 2.08.5(3)(f)). Therefore, a complete applicat ion would be required on or before February
16, 2018.

A renewal application form is available on the Division’s web site at
http://mining.state.co.us/SiteCollectionDocuments/RenewalApp.pdf . The form should be
submitted with the following information, at a minimum, as required by Rule 2.08.5(2)(b):

1. A statement of the name and address of the permittee, the term of the reque sted
renewal, the permit number, and a description of any changes to the matters set forth in
the original application for a permit or prior permit renewal;

2. A copy of the newspaper notice to be placed in a local newspaper in accordance with
the requirements of Rule 2.07.3(2); and

3. Evidence that a liability insurance policy or adequate self -insurance under Rule 2.03.9
will be provided by the applicant for the proposed period of renewal.