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<br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director
<br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />January 28, 2021
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<br />Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
<br />History Colorado Center
<br />1200 Broadway
<br />Denver, CO 80203
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<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019)
<br /> Minor Revision No. 229 (MR- 229)
<br /> MR-229 - Exhibit 5, Item 3, Collom Topsoil Removal
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<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
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<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, that on January 28, 2021 an
<br />application to revise coal mining operations at the Colowyo Coal Mine was received from Colowyo
<br />Coal Company L.P. and considered complete for the purposes of filing. The ten day review and
<br />comment period provided for in the Act and the Regulations initiates from this date of filing.
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<br />MR-229 revises Exhibit 5, Item 3 to propose relinquishment of having an archeologist present during
<br />topsoil removal associated with the Collom Mining Area.
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<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles South of Craig,
<br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
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<br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, and
<br />30 in Township 3 North, Range 93 West; Sections 7, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26,
<br />27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 in Township 4 North, Range 93 West; Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12,
<br />13, 14, 15, 22, and 23 in Township 3 North, Range 94 West; and Sections 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
<br />34, 35, and 36 in Township 4 North, Range 94 West (all in 6th Prime Meridian).
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<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle
<br />map(s): Easton Gulch, Axial, Devils Hole Gulch, Ninemile Gap.
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<br />A copy of the revision application is available for review at the Division office. For additional
<br />information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and
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