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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 />November 21, 2022 <br /> <br />La Plata County Commissioners <br />County Commissioners <br />1101 E. 2nd Ave/ <br />Durango, CO 80301-5155 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Proposed Decision <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear La Plata County Commissioners: <br /> <br />This letter is to inform you that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is <br />proposing to approve a renewal application for a coal mining and reclamation permit. The <br />application was submitted by GCC Energy, LLC on February 18, 2022, for the King Coal Mine. <br /> <br />Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request <br />a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board within 30 days of the date following the <br />first publication of this notice by the Division in the Durango Herald. <br /> <br />The underground mine is located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Hesperus, Colorado. The <br />permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Portions of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, Township 34 North, Range 11 West; portions of Sections 28, 29, <br />31 and 32, Township 35 North, Range 11 West; and portions of Sections 35 and 36, Township 35 <br />North, Range 12 West; New Mexico Principal Meridian. <br /> <br />Copies of the renewal application are available for public review at the La Plata County Clerk and <br />Recorder, 98 Everett St., Suite C, Durango, CO 81303. A Copy of the Division's “Proposed <br />Decision and Findings of Compliance” is available at your County Clerk and Recorder’s office. <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 C1981035 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 />