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<br /> <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Permit Renewal <br />Application No. 7 (RN-7), submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC for a coal mining permit at the Elk <br />Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022). The proposed renewal will allow for continued mining and/or <br />reclamation operations at the site. <br /> <br />The Elk Creek Mine is a/an underground operation located in Delta, Gunnison County, approximately <br />0 miles North of Somerset, Colorado. Coal interest is federal and private, and the surface to be <br />affected is federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 15,676.51 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 />A copy of the “Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance”, including any stipulations, is on file <br />for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215 <br />Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, and at the Delta County Clerk <br />and Recorder, 501 Palmer Street, #211, Delta, CO 81416; Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, <br />221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison, CO 81230. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by <br />the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on <br />the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of <br />this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request <br />and the objections to the proposed decision. <br /> <br /> <br />