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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 />March 7, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br />U.S. Forest Service <br />Sopris District Office/Carbondale Ranger <br />P.O. Box 309 <br />Carbondale , CO 81623 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-025) <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 7 (RN-7 ) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 7, 2018 , an <br />application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the North Thompson <br />Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods <br />as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date <br />of filing. <br /> <br />The applicant, MINREC, Inc., proposes to continue underground coal mining operations on land <br />located approximately 10 mile(s) Southwest of Carbondale, Colorado. There are no proposed <br />revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, nor is there any proposed surface <br />disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area. The permit area is further <br />described as follows: <br /> <br />T8S, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34 and 35 <br /> T9S, R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4 <br /> T7S, R88W; Portions of Sections 20, 29, 30 and 32 <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Stony Ridge . <br /> <br />Minrec Inc has submitted an application for the renewal of the existing permit for the North <br />Thompson Creek Mines. No new dis turbances or activity is proposed. This renewal application