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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 22, 2022 <br /> <br />Steve White <br />Montrose County Planning & Development <br />Director <br />63130 LaSalle Road <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> <br />Dear Montrose County Planning & Development: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 22, 2022, <br />an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the New Horizon <br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as <br />provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br /> <br />Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or <br />reclamation operations on land located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, Colorado. The <br />permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />All or portions of the following: <br /> Sec 6, T46N, R15W: NE 1/4 NE ¼; W ½ NW ¼ NE ¼; SE ¼; <br /> <br /> Sec 1, T46N, R16W: N ½ NE ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼ SE ¼ NE ¼; <br /> NE ¼ NW ¼; N ½ SE ¼ NW ¼ <br /> Sec 36, T47N, R16W: SE ¼ <br /> . <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Nucla. <br />