STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832106
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION O F
<br />MIN SRALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECLANATION•MINING
<br />SAf ETY•SCIENCE
<br /> Bill Owens
<br /> Governor
<br />May 19, 2006
<br /> Russell George
<br /> Executive Director
<br />Jane[ Kieler
<br />Colorado De artment of Health
<br />p Ronald w. canary
<br /> Division Director
<br />Water Quality Control Division Permit Section Natural Resource Trustee
<br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
<br />Denver, CO 80222-1530
<br />Re: Edna Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1980-001)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
<br />Dear Ms. Kieler,
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 19, 2006, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining
<br />operations at the Edna Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as
<br />provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rufes initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. proposes to continue Surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land
<br />located approximately 5 miles Northwest of Oak Creek, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />TSN, R85W, Portions of Sections 31, 32
<br />TSN, R86 W, Portions of Section 36
<br />T4N, R86W, Portions of Sections l2, 13, l4, 23, 24, 25
<br />T4N, R85W, Portions of Sections 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 29, 30
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cow Creek, and Rattlesnake Butte.
<br />This application is for renewal of a valid existing permit.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection a[ the Routt County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 773598,
<br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or request
<br />an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sheman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Steamboat Pilot.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Byro ~.G walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />BG W/Ahd
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