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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION Of MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1373 Sherman SL, Room 215 C O L O RAD O <br />Denver, Colorado 00203 D l V 15 I O N O F <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 M I N s RA L S <br /> <br />FAJ(: (303) 832-0106 G E O L O G Y <br /> RECLANATION•MI NING <br /> FAFETY•SOIFN CE <br />July 25, 2005 <br /> Bill Owens <br />Hal Simpson Governor <br />Department of Natural Resources ~ Russeu George <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Executive Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 Ronald W. Cattany <br />Denver, CO 80203 Division DireROr <br /> Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Blue Ribbon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-047) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 14 (TR-14) <br />Amended Identification of Interests and Clarify Reclamation Plan <br />Dear Mr. Simpson: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 20, 2005, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Blue Ribbon <br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by MINREC, Inc.. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />MINREC has submitted a revision to update portions of the'Ir permit application package, including identification of interests, <br />reclamation plan, coal status map, and surface ownership map. This revision involves no additional surface disturbance. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 8 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Section 2, Township 13 South, Range 91 West; and portions of Section 35, Township 12 South, Range 91 Wes[ of <br />the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of <br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Delta County Clerk and <br />Recorder, 501 Palmer, Della, CO 81416, and at [he Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, <br />contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In <br />order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this <br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections <br />to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely/~/~ <br />Jim R. Burnell <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />GTR-03 C198161] JRa 20050T25 12817 PM <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation ARive and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />