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West Elk Mine
<br />Public Notice
<br />Mountaia Coal Company, L.L.C. (MCC), P.O. Box 591 Somerset, CO 81434, (970)
<br />929-5015, has Fled a complete application for a Permit Revision (PR-10) to MCC's
<br />Mining and Reclamation Permit No. C-80-007 with the Colorado Mined Land
<br />Reclamation Board (Board), under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal
<br />Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The permit was originally issued by the Board in
<br />July 1981, and subsequently renewed in August 1986, January 1993, (Effective
<br />August 1991), July 1996, and July 2001. The current five-year permit term expires
<br />July 31, 2006. The West Elk Mine five-year permit area contains lands in Sections
<br />9-11, 13-3Q and 34-36, T13 S, R90W, 6`h PM; and Sections 23-26, T13 South, R91W,
<br />6`" PM in Delta and Gunnison Counties. The location of the lands can be found on
<br />the USGS 7.5 minute Somerset Quadrangle Topographic Map. The current permit
<br />area encompasses approximately 9,783 acres and with PRII, 10,473 acres.
<br />The Permit Revision is for underground mining of the E Seam in the area south of
<br />the Minnesota Creek Watershed Divide on existing Federal Lease C-1362 and a
<br />MCC Private Lease. The E Seam would be accessed from, and would utilize MCC's
<br />existing surface facilities. No surface facilities or related surface disturbance is
<br />presently proposed in conjunction with this permit revision and it would not result
<br />in any increase in production above currently permitted levels. With this permit
<br />revision application, the permit area will be expanded to include lands in Sections
<br />• 31-34, T13S, R90W, 6`h PM, and Sections 2-5, and 8-11, T14S, R90W, 6`h PM,
<br />encompassing approximately 5,250 acres. The increase in area will expand MCC's
<br />total Permit Area to approximately 15,573 acres. Underground mining and related
<br />activities could occur within the permit area, subject to applicable permit review,
<br />notice, comment, and approval requirements. The proposed permit revision area
<br />includes portions of Forest Road 711 (Dry Creek Road).
<br />Copies of the permit revision application are available for review at the Colorado
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG) Office, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman
<br />Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado, 80203, phone (303) 866-3567, and the Gunnison
<br />County Clerk and Recorders Office, 200 E. Virginia, Gunnison CO 81230. A courtesy
<br />copy is available for review at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia,
<br />Colorado, 81428, phone (970) 527-3470. Comments, objections, requests for informal
<br />conference concerning the application for permit revision, or requests for a public
<br />hearing to determine whether the interests of the public and affected landowners (re:
<br />proximity to public road right-of--way) should be directed to the CDMG at the above
<br />address not later than 30 days after the last date of publication of this notice in order
<br />to be considered. If a public hearing is requested, it would be held at a location in the
<br />area of the proposed operations.
<br />Figure 2, Public Notice
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