RECEIVED
<br />Delta County Independent
<br />SEv Z 2 2020
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION
<br />PO Box 809
<br />MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />NOTICE CISION
<br />FPROPOion
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />of Reclama-
<br />Colorado Division of Reclama-
<br />Colorado
<br />tion, Mining and Safety proposesto
<br />tion,
<br />approve Permit Renewal Application
<br />STATE OF COLORADO )
<br />No. 7 (RN-7), submitted by Moun-
<br />tain Coal Company, LLC for a coal
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA ) SS.
<br />mining permit at the West Elk Mine
<br />(Permit No. C-1980-007). The pro-
<br />posed renewal will allow for contin-
<br />I, Diane Webster, do solemnly swear that the Delta County Independent
<br />ued mining and/or reclamation oper-
<br />is a weekly newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the
<br />ations at the site.
<br />The West Elk Mine is a/an under
<br />County of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uni,iterruptedty in
<br />ground operation located in Delta,
<br />Gunnison County, approximately 9
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fitty-two consecutive
<br />miles East of Paonia, Colorado. Coal
<br />is federal and private, and
<br />weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice or
<br />interest
<br />to be affected is federal
<br />advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United
<br />the surface
<br />and private land. The permit area en -
<br />compasses approximately 19,854.90
<br />States mails as second-class matter under the provisions of the Act of
<br />March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is
<br />acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based on a
<br />that the proposed operation
<br />a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publishing Legal notices and
<br />finding
<br />will comply with all requirements of
<br />advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado;
<br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining
<br />Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101
<br />that the annexed legal notice or advertisement was published in the
<br />et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations
<br />regular and entire issue two consecutive insert+on(s); that the firsr
<br />promulgated thereunder.
<br />A copy of the Proposed Decision and
<br />publication of said notice was !n the issue of , t+d riev sparer dated
<br />Findings of Compliance, including
<br />September 9, A.D., 2020, and that the last publication of s aid, notice to>>
<br />any stipulations, is on file fot public
<br />inspection at the Colorado Division
<br />in the issL,e of said newspaper dated September 16, A.D., 2020.
<br />of Reclamation, Mining and Safety,
<br />Room 215 Centennial Building, 1313
<br />Shermn, Street, Denver, Colorado
<br />80203aand at the Delta County Clerk
<br />and Recorder, 501 Palmer Street,
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of
<br />#211, Delta, CO 81416; Gunnison
<br />September, 2020.
<br />County Clerk and Recorder, 221 N.
<br />CO 81230.
<br />Wisconsin, Gunnison,
<br />Persons with an interest that may
<br />/�i/✓ ._.p/ / / Other
<br />adversely affected by the proposed
<br />decision may request a formal hear-
<br />ing before the Mined Land Reclama-
<br />tion Board on the proposed decision.
<br />Such request must be made within
<br />thirty (30) days of the initial publica-
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of
<br />tion of this notice, must be in writ -
<br />ing, and must state with reasonable
<br />September, 2020.
<br />specificity the reasons for the re-
<br />quest and the objections to the pro
<br />posed decision.
<br />Published in the Delta County Inde
<br />pendent September 9 and 16, 2020.
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<br />Notary Public
<br />1€METH ANN ZENTNT, VER
<br />19874227037
<br />0 NOTARY PUBLIC
<br />I STATE OF COLORADO
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