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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 | Michael A. Cunningham, Director <br />June 30, 2025 <br /> <br />Assistant State Supervisor <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />Ecological Services <br />445 W. Gunnison Ave, Suite 240 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501-5711 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057) <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <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 June 30, 2025, an <br />application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Seneca II-W Mine <br />was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided <br />in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Seneca Property LLC proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on <br />land located approximately 9 miles South of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is further <br />described as follows: <br /> <br />T5N, R88W; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and <br />35 <br /> T6N, R88W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24 <br /> T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19 <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Hayden Gulch. <br /> <br />Permit Renewal 5 year term. <br /> <br />This renewal application does not propose revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, <br />nor is there any proposed surface disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area. <br />The fish and wildlife resource information and the fish and wildlife plan currently approved and <br />any proposed revision thereof (if applicable) is available for review on the Division’s website <br />(please see instructions below).