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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 />October 4, 2023 <br /> <br />Montrose County Commissioners <br />1140 N. Grand Ave, Ste 250 <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> <br />Re: Permit Issuance <br /> Permit Renewal No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br /> <br />Dear Montrose County Commissioners: <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety renewed Mining Permit No. C-1981-008 <br />for the New Horizon Mine on September 30, 2023, allowing coal mining and reclamation operations <br />to continue under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The <br />permit was issued to Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC, PO Box 33695, Denver, CO 80233- <br />0695, (303) 254-3184, for their mining operation located in Montrose County, approximately 1.7 <br />miles Northwest of Nucla, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />All or portions of the following: <br /> Sec 6 T46N, R15W: NE1/4 NE ¼; W ½ NW ¼ NE ¼, SE ¼ <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: SW 1/4, SE 1/4 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The renewal application and decision documents, as well as all other permit documents, can be <br />viewed at https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C1981008 in the “Permit <br />No” field. A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged document system and can <br />be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OUdf_Mpjo3kxIHkP5hMH-w7MeBtxX7/view.. <br />