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<br />Notice of Proposed Decision
<br />The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division proposes to approve an application
<br />for a permit to conduct coal mining submitted by Powderhorn Coal Company,
<br />P.O. Box 1430, Palisade, Colorado 81526, for the Roadside and Cameo Mines.
<br />Powderhorn Coal Company is the successor to GEX Colorado, Inc., the original
<br />applicant.. The area to be permitted is located in Mesa County near Cameo,
<br />Colorado, three miles northeast of Palisade, Colorado. The area is divided
<br />east and west by the Colorado River and U.S. Interstate Highway 70, and is
<br />encompassed within the following land: Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29,
<br />34, and 35, T10S, R98W, 6th P.M.; Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, and 14, T11S, R98W
<br />6th P.M.; Sections 6, 7, and 18, T11S, R97W, 6th P.M.; and Sections 1 and 2
<br />T1S, R2E, Ute P.M.
<br />The approval decision is based on a finding that the mining operation will comply
<br />with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S.
<br />1973, as amended, 34-33-101 et se ., and the regulations promulgated pursuant to
<br />the act.
<br />Stipulations have been included in the approval to ensure environmental protection
<br />by the surface coal mining operation. Copies of the proposed decision including
<br />the stipulations, are available for inspection at the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation
<br />Division, 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected
<br />by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land
<br />Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such requests must be made within
<br />30 days of the first publication, be in writing, and state with reasonable
<br />specificity the reason for the request and the objection to the proposed decision.
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