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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 />March 3, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />Montrose County Commissioners <br />1140 N. Grand Ave, Ste 250 <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br /> Technical Revision No. 106 (TR-106) <br /> TR-106 Incidental Permit Boundary Revision <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Montrose County Commissioners: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 3, 2023 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for <br />the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br /> <br />TR-106 proposes to reduce the permit boundary to remove Phase III released areas. The applicant <br />is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for <br />disturbance. <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, <br />Colorado. The 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 />