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<br />PUBLIC NOTICE <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) will be holding an informal conference <br />to discuss the proposed Permit Revision No. 15 application at the West Elk Mine, Permit No. C-1980-007. <br />The proposed revision seeks to expand the permit boundary to the south of the existing permit area <br />(adding approximately 2,620 acres to the existing permit area of 17,234.9 acres), and to revise the <br />currently approved mine plan. <br />The West Elk Mine is operated by Mountain Coal Company, LLC, under the provisions of the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979. The mine site is located approximately nine miles east <br />of Paonia, Colorado. The permit revision application was submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. on <br />March 29, 2018. <br />The informal conference will be held on August 1, 2018, from 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM at the Hotchkiss <br />Memorial Hall, 175 1st Street, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. Any person wishing to attend the informal conference <br />should contact Mr. Leigh Simmons at leigh.simmons@state.co.us. <br />Copies of the permit revision application are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety, Room 215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, and at <br />the Gunnison County Planning Office, 221 N. Wisconsin, Suite D, Gunnison, CO 81230.