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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) 8663567
<br />FAX: (303) 832A706
<br />May 19, 2006
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />P.O. Box 46667
<br />Denver, CO 80201-6667
<br />Re: Edna Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1980.001)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D t V 15 I O N O F
<br />MIN SRALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RE CLANATION•NINING
<br />SAf ETY•SCIENCE
<br />gill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive Direcor
<br />Ronald W. taturry
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Parngrnph 3,
<br />of the Colorndo Revised Statutes, that on May 19, 2006, an application to renew an existing permit [o conduct coal mining
<br />operntions 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 Rules 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, R85 W, Portions of Sections 3 I, 32
<br />TSN, R86 W, Portions of Section 36
<br />T4N, R86W, Portions of Sections 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25
<br />T4N, R85 W, 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 va]id existing permit.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Routt County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 773598,
<br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and a[ 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 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Steamboat Prlot.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />~' ~ Gr/GUE>~~-~-
<br />Byron .Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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