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iii iii~iiiiiiiu iii . • <br />_ STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmem of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 115 y <br /> <br />Denver, Colnradu BWOl Il <br />~~ <br /> <br />Phune' 13011 866-3567 I <br />FAX: Op}I 831-8106 <br />January 2 <br />1997 DEPARTME[JT OF <br />, NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br />Mr. Bob Shukle <br />Water Quality Control Division Roy Romer <br />Permit $eCtlOn Governor <br />4300 Cher Creek South Drive <br />ry lames 5. Lochhead <br /> Egec W ive Diretlor <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 Michael B. Long <br /> Dinsion Dueclor <br />RE: LORENCITO CANYON MINE (Permit No. C-96-084) <br />New Permit Application <br />Dear Mr. Shukle: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 2, 1997, an application for a <br />permit to conduct coal mining operations a[ the Lorencito Canyon Mine was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal <br />Mining initiate from this date of filing. <br />The applicant, Lorencito Coal Company, proposes [o conduct combined surface & underground coal mining <br />operations on lands owned by the Hill Ranch located southeast of Weston, Colorado. Coal mined by this <br />operation will be transported off-site for processing and shipment to markets. The permit area can be <br />generally described as bounded by the South Fork of the Purgatoire River on the west, Highway 12 on the <br />north, Lorencito and Bonita Canyons on the east and Little Alamosa Canyon on the south. Map 2.03.4-1 and <br />Exhibit 2 of the permit application contain the lengthy, detailed legal description. The above-mentioned tracts <br />of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Tercio, Weston and Little Pine Canyon. <br />A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas County Courthouse, 200 E. Firs[ <br />Street, Room 104, Trinidad, Colorado, 81082, and at the Division office. For additional information, to <br />provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, <br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days of the <br />last publication of the public notice in the Trinidad Chronicle. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~V `lam T~ <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/krh <br />M: \ oss\krh\Temp\c iwnc rg. Yag <br />