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<br /> <br /> <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 90 (TR-90) for the Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056), submitted by <br />Twentymile Coal, LLC. This revision proposes to construct, operate, and reclaim four thickener <br />underflow (TUF) boreholes, drill pads, and additional pipeline in the Western Mining District. All <br />proposed boreholes will be within 300ft of County Road 27. A driveway permit has been applied <br />for through Routt County. All boreholes will be drilled into the inby opening of their associated <br />panel to approximately 1400’. Boreholes will include removal and stockpiling of soil material, <br />construction of drainage structures, minor cut and fill grading to establish access roads and level <br />pads, excavation of temporary cutting pits on the drill pads, and drilling and casing of the boreholes. <br /> <br />The Foidel Creek Mine is a/an underground coal mine located in Routt County, approximately 23 <br />miles SW of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Coal interest is federal, state and private, and the <br />surface affected is federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately <br />22,607.00 acres. <br /> <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., <br />C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br /> <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected <br />by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication <br />of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the <br />request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br /> <br />