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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 />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />2505 S. Townsend Ave. <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022) <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <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 the 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. This renewal application does <br />not propose revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, nor is there any proposed surface <br />disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area. <br /> <br />The permit area is further 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. <br /> <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in the Delta County Independent that this permit renewal <br />application has been deemed complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is