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The original permitfor the-Blue Ribbon-Mine was obtained by Sunflower-Energy
<br />Corporation in 1977. The application was submitted in November, 1976, amended in
<br />August, 1977, and subsequently approved later in 1977.
<br />Sunflower Energy Corporation submitted a permit application to comply with the
<br />provisions of the Colorado Permanent Program requirements on February 17, 1981. This
<br />application was found to be complete on February 27, 1981, and the Division's
<br />preliminary adequacy review comments were sent to the operator on Apri123, 1981. On
<br />May 20, 1981, the Blue Ribbon Coal Company succeeded Sunflower Energy
<br />Corporation as operator of the Blue Ribbon Mine.
<br />Blue Ribbon Coal Company was a Colorado partnership. The partners included Hawk
<br />Mining, Inc., North Fork Energy Corporation, and Cedaz Crest. Western Associated
<br />Coal Corporation managed the partnership's business.
<br />Blue Ribbon Coal Company submitted the preliminary adequacy review response on
<br />October 8, 1981. Additional review comments were forwazded from the Division to the
<br />operator on November 30 and December 4, 1981, and the Division received responses
<br />from Blue Ribbon Coal Company on January 5, 1982, May 17, 1982, and July 27,
<br />1982. These responses satisfied issues raised during the review process. The final
<br />decision to approve the permit application was made on December 8, 1982.
<br />An application to renew the permit was submitted on June 15, 1987, It was found to be
<br />complete on June 15, 1987, and the Division's preliminary adequacy review was sent on
<br />August 6, 1987. Blue Ribbon Coal Company submitted responses to the adequacy
<br />review on August 31, 1987. The Division made a decision to approve the permit renewal
<br />on November 20, 1987 and the permit was issued on January 15, 1988.
<br />On January 3, 1990, Minrec, Inc., succeeded Blue Ribbon Coal Company as operator of
<br />the Blue Ribbon Mine.
<br />A second permit renewal was applied for by Minrec, Inc., on July 6, 1992, and was
<br />found to be complete on July 13, 1992. The Division's preliminary adequacy review was
<br />sent on September 2, 1992, and Minrec's responses were received on October 19, 1992,
<br />in the form of a technical revision. The technical revision, which addressed the issues
<br />raised in the preliminary adequacy review, was approved on December 18, 1992, and
<br />the permit was subsequently issued, with the new expiration date set at December 9,
<br />1997. The midterm date for this five yeaz permit term was June 9, 1995.
<br />The third permit renewal was applied for by Minrec, Inc., on June 4, 1997. The
<br />application was found to be complete on June 5, 1997 and approved December 9, 1997.
<br />The fourth permit renewal was applied for by Minrec, Inc., on June 3, 2002. The
<br />application was found complete on June 3, 2002, and approved December 9, 2002.
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