STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Depanmem of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (3031 866-3567
<br />FAx: 13031 83 2-8106
<br />March 31, 1994
<br />Ms. Pat Nelson
<br />Industrial Unit Leader
<br />Water Quality Control Division
<br />Permit Section
<br />4300 Cherry Creek South Drive
<br />Denver, CO 80222-1530
<br />Re: Eagle No. 5 and 9 Mines (Permit No. C-81-044)
<br />Technical Revision No. 23 (Hydromonitoring Modification)
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF
<br />NATURAL
<br />RESOURCES
<br />Roy Romer
<br />Governor
<br />Ken Salazar
<br />Exec an ve Dueao~
<br />Michael B. Lonp
<br />Division Director
<br />Pursuant to Title 34, Article 35, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice that on March 31, 1994, a
<br />technical revision application for a permit to conduct coal mining operations by
<br />Cyprus Empire Corporation, P.O. Box 68, Craig, CO 81625, was deemed complete for
<br />the purposes of filing. All reviews and comment periods as provided in the Act and
<br />Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this day of filing.
<br />The applicant proposes to revise underground coal mining operations at the Eagle No.
<br />5 and 9 Mines. The technical revision addresses revised hydrologic monitoring. The
<br />revision proposes abandonment of a monitoring well known as the Okie Plaza well.
<br />The Eagle No. 5 and 9 Mines permit area is located approximately six miles south of
<br />Craig, Colorado, within the following described lands:
<br />Sections 17, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33,
<br />Township 6 North, Range 91 West;
<br />Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 6 North,
<br />Range 92 West;
<br />Section 1, Township S North, Range 92 West; and
<br />Sections 4, 5, 6, and 8, Township 5 North, Range 91 West
<br />of the 6th P.M., in Moffat County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.S minute Quadrangle map
<br />of Round Bottom, Colorado.
<br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public
<br />inspection at the Moffat County Courthouse, 221 West Victory Way, Craig,
<br />Colorado. Written comments may be submitted and additional information may be
<br />obtained from the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman
<br />Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />Jane ~ H. 'nns
<br />nvi onmental Protection Specialist
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