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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 />August 20, 2020 <br /> <br />Gunnison County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 E Virginia <br />Gunnison, CO 81230 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Proposed Decision <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 7 (RN-7) <br /> West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Gunnison County Commissioners: <br /> <br />This letter is to inform you that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is <br />proposing to approve a renewal application for a coal mining and reclamation permit. The <br />application was submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC on February 1, 2016, for the West Elk <br />Mine. <br /> <br />Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request <br />a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board within 30 days of the first publication <br />of this notice by the Division in the Delta County Independent. <br /> <br />The underground mine is located approximately 9 miles East of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area <br />is further described as follows: <br /> <br />All or portions of Sections 9 through 36 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 90 West; Sections <br />23 through 26 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 91 West; Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, <br />12, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23, Township 14 South, Range 90 West; all of the 6th Principal Meridian. <br /> <br />Copies of the renewal application are available for public review in the Division offices at the above <br />address and Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, 221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison, CO 81230. A <br />Copy of the Division's “Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance” is available at your County <br />Clerk and Recorder’s office. <br />