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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 />Gunnison County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 E Virginia <br />Gunnison, CO 81230 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022) <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Gunnison County Commissioners: <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 March 3, 2023, an <br />application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at Elk Creek Mine was <br />considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the <br />Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations <br />on land located approximately 0 miles North of Somerset, Colorado. The permit area is further <br />described as follows: <br /> <br />Township 12 South, Range 90 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 29 - 32 Township 12 South, <br />Range 91 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 25 - 27 and 34 - 36 Township 13 South, Range 89 <br />West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 6 and 7 Township 13 South, Range 90 West, 6th PM - all or <br />parts of Sections 1 - 12 and 17 Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections <br />1 - 3 and 11 - 13. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Somerset. <br /> <br />Permit Renewal No. 8 seeks to renew the Elk Creek Mine permit for another five year term. This <br />renewal application does not propose revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, nor is <br />there any proposed surface disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area. <br /> <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 <br />3rd Street, Paonia, CO 81428; Delta County Clerk and Recorder, 501 Palmer Street, Room 211, <br />Delta, CO 81416; Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, 221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison, CO 81230.