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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 28, 2022 <br /> <br />Delta County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />501 Palmer Street, #227 <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Permit Issuance <br /> Permit Renewal No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Delta County Commissioners: <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety renewed Mining Permit No. C-1980-007 <br />for the West Elk Mine on July 9, 2022, allowing coal mining and reclamation operations to continue <br />under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The permit was <br />issued to Mountain Coal Company, LLC, 5174 Highway 133, Somerset, CO 81434, (970) 929-2333, <br />for their mining operation located in Delta, Gunnison County, approximately 9 miles East of Paonia, <br />Colorado. The permit area 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 />The renewal application and decision documents, as well as all other permit documents, can be <br />viewed at https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C1980007 in the “Permit <br />No” field. A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged document system and can <br />be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OUdf_Mpjo3kxIHkP5hMH-w7MeBtxX7/view.. <br />