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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 22, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br />Howard Strand <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C-1981-010) <br /> Permit Revision Application No. 9 (PR-9) <br /> PR-9 Five Year Permit Term Mine Plan Update. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Strand: <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 22, 2018, an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />This requested PR comprises the five year permit term, 2018-2022. The revision proposes <br />disturbing an additional 564 acres situated within the currently approved permit area during the <br />PR9 permit term. Mining will continue in L Pit and N pit will be reopened. Reclamation will <br />continue in Kimber, Lancaster and Ashmore pits as per the M10 series maps. The applicant is <br />proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Township 5 North, Range 90 West <br /> Section 5 All <br /> Portions of Sections 6, 8 and 9 <br /> Township 5 North, Range 91 West