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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 25, 2022 <br /> <br />Las Animas County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br /> Permit Revision Application No. 5 (PR-5) <br /> Permit Revision 5 <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Las Animas County Commissioners: <br /> <br />This letter is to inform you that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is <br />proposing to deny a revision application for a coal mining and reclamation permit. The application <br />was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC on June 24, 2021, for the New Elk Mine. <br /> <br />The underground mine is located approximately 25 miles West of Trinidad, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Township 33 South, Range 68 West, in sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27. A reclaimed <br />vent shaft is located in Township 33 South, Range 67 West, in Section 19. These sections can be <br />located on the USGS 7.5 minute Vigil and Weston quadrangle maps. The Jansen Loadout is also <br />part of Permit C-1981-012 and is approximately 2 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado in Township 33 <br />South, Range 64 West, in sections 22 and 27. These sections can be located on the USGS 7.5 minute <br />Trinidad quadrangle map. <br /> <br />Copies of the revision application are available for public review at the Las Animas County Clerk <br />and Recorder, 200 East First Street, Room 205, Trinidad, CO 81082. Copies of the Division's <br />“Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance” are available at your County Clerk and <br />Recorder’s office. The revision application and proposed decision documents, as well as all other <br />permit documents, can be viewed at https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching <br />C1981012 in the “Permit No” field. A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged <br />document system and can be viewed at <br />https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OUdf_Mpjo3kxIHkP5hMH-w7MeBtxX7/view. <br />