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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://colorado.gov/drms <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />January 14, 2020 <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 /> Technical Revision Application No. 124 (TR-124) <br /> TR-24 Revised N Pit Mine and Reclamation Plan <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 January 14, 2020, 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 technical revision constituets an updateed mine and reclamation plan for N Pit. This revision <br />updates the shrub density standard and includes as built designs for Deacon, Deal and Jeffway Ponds. <br />The TR includes 201.4 acres of re disturbance in N Pit. The applicant is proposing additional surface <br />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 <br /> Portions of Sections 1, 4, and 5 <br /> Sections 2 and 3, ALL <br /> Township 6 North, Range 90 West