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<br />• NATIONAL KING COAL, LLC, 4424 County Road 120, Hesperus, Colorado
<br />(970) 385-4606, has filed an application for a revision to Mining and Reclamati
<br />035 with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under the Colorado Su
<br />Reclamation Act of 1979. The mine is located in portions of Sections 31 and 3'
<br />N.M.P. M., Section 36; T35N, R12W, N. M.P.M., and Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8; T3~
<br />N.M.P.M., La Plata County, Colorado. The surface of the area to be mined is
<br />Lawrence Huntington, Ronald Crawford, Norris Crawford, Marc Crawford, A
<br />Paulek, Loretta Lee, Linda Matticks, Marshall Herrera, et al, Richard Tipotscl
<br />State of Colorado. All mining activities of the King Coal Mine lie to the south
<br />Gulch, approximately 4.5 miles southwest of Hesperus, as identified on U.S.G..
<br />Quadrangles of Hesperus and Kline. Federal coal has been extracted from the
<br />since 1941. Extended mining is proposed on Federal Coal Mining Lease COC-
<br />private coal mining lease held by Richard Tipotsch, et al, more particularly des
<br />Federal Coal Lease #COC-60941 (Modified to add 160 acres)
<br />Coal recoverable by underground methods in Upper Menefee seam only.
<br />Section 6; E/2 SW/4 SE/4, SW/4 SW/4 SE/4
<br />Section 7; NE/4 NE/4, NE/4 NW/4 NE/4
<br />Section 8; N/2 NW/4
<br />All in T34N, R11W, N. M.P.M.
<br />Surface owner: Ron, Norris and Marc Crawford, et al, Marshall Herrera, et
<br />• Private Coal Lease: Richard Tipotsch, et al (160 acres; includes all seams)
<br />Coal recoverable by underground methods in Upper Menefee seam only.
<br />Section 5: E/2 SW/4, W/2 SE/4
<br />All in T34N, R11W; N. M.P.M.
<br />Surface Owner: Richard Tipotsch, et al
<br />Underground mining methods are in use. The proposed land use at the coi
<br />for rangelands. A copy of the application is available for public inspection
<br />La Plata County Clerk and Recorder, Courthouse, Durango, Colorado.
<br />Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on the
<br />submitted to the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, Centennial B
<br />Street, Denver, Colorado 80203.
<br />81326, phone
<br />m Permit #C81-
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<br />December 1999
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