2021-05-17_REVISION - C1981028 (4)

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1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 May 17, 2021 Weld County Commissioners 915 10th St Greeley, CO 80631 Re: Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-028) Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8) Dear Weld County Commissioners: The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 17, 2021, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at Keenesburg Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. Coors Energy Company proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located approximately 7 miles North of Keenesburg, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: All or portions of Sections 2 and 11, T2N, R64W; and Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W; 6th Prime Meridian.. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map(s): Klug Ranch. This application requests renewal of the Keenesburg Mine application. This renewal application does not propose revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, nor is there any proposed surface disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area. A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Keenesburg Town Hall, 140 S Main, Keenesburg, CO 80643. The renewal application, as well as all other permit documents, can be viewed at https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C1981028 in the “Permit No” field. A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged document system