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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 />May 4, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />Las Animas County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br /> Technical Revision No. 77 (TR-77) <br /> TR77- Relocate RDA Access Road and Diversion Ditch <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Las Animas 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 May 4, 2023 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />This revision proposes to reroute the RDA haul road and move the clean water ditch higher up the <br />canyon so New Elk can continue to access and operate the RDA. The relocation of the haul road <br />and ditch will disturb an additional 15.9 acres and will take place within the current permit boundary. <br />The applicant is proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for <br />disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles West of Trinidad, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Township 33 South, Range 68 West, in sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27. A reclaimed <br />vent shaft is located in Township 33 South, Range 67 West, in Section 19. These sections can be <br />located on the USGS 7.5 minute Vigil and Weston quadrangle maps. The Jansen Loadout is also <br />part of Permit C-1981-012 and is approximately 2 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado in Township 33 <br />South, Range 64 West, in sections 22 and 27. These sections can be located on the USGS 7.5 minute <br />Trinidad quadrangle map. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Vigil, Weston, Trinidad.