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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 />June 30, 2020 <br /> <br />La Plata County Commissioners <br />County Commissioners <br />1101 E. 2nd Ave/ <br />Durango, CO 80301-5155 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) <br /> Permit Revision Application No. 10 (PR-10) <br /> Addition of Federal Coal Lease COC-78825 <br /> <br /> <br />Dear La Plata County Commissioners: <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 June 29, 2020, a <br />permit revision application for a permit to conduct coal mining operations, Permit No. C-1981-035 <br />by GCC Energy, LLC, was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and <br />Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date <br />of filing. <br /> <br />This revision proposes to add private and federally owned parcels included in Federal Coal Leas e <br />COC-78825 to the permit area.These parcels are located within portions of Township 35 North, <br />Range 11 West Section 18, Township 35 North, Range 12 West Section 13, Section 22, Section 23, <br />Section 26, and Section 27, N.M.P.M. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance <br />outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Hesperus, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Portions of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, Township 34 North, Range 11 West; portions of Sections 28, 29, <br />31 and 32, Township 35 North, Range 11 West; and portions of Sections 35 and 36, Township 35 <br />North, Range 12 West; New Mexico Principal Meridian. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Thompson Park, Hesperus, Mormon Reservoir, Kline.