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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Depdrlmenl of Nffiural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: I}G3i 855-3557
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8105
<br />November 29. 1999
<br />DIVISION O F
<br />MINERALS
<br />cEOl.ocY
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MININ G•SAFETY
<br /> eal Ovens
<br />Routt County Commissioners eovemor
<br />County Commissioners Creg E. watcher
<br />Box 773598 Executive Direclor
<br />Steamboat S rim s, CO 80477 Michael B, Long
<br />P g Dinsion Direclor
<br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056)
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 5 (PR-5)
<br />Northern Mining District Permit Revision
<br />Dear Routt County Commissioners:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118,
<br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 29, 1999, a permit revision application for a
<br />permit to conduct coal mining operations, Permit No. C-1982-056 by Twentymile Coal Company, was considered
<br />complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal
<br />Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal
<br />Mining initiate from [his date of filing.
<br />This revision proposes the next 5 year mine plan, in a area referred to as [he Northern Mining District. This
<br />proposed expansion calls for room and pillar mining and longwall mining. No new surface disturbance is
<br />proposed with this revision, other than that associated with underground mine subsidence. The mine plan proposes
<br />to affect the Fish Creek and it's associated alluvial valley floor. The mine expansion will add 2779.2 acres of
<br />affected area.
<br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles southwest of Steamboat
<br />Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />in portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4 W, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35
<br />and 36 in TSN, R87W; and all of TSN, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 35, and 36.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rattlesnake Butte.
<br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Routt Counry Courthouse, Box 773598,
<br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at [he Division office. For additional information, to provide written
<br />comments, or to request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, ]313
<br />Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the
<br />Steamboat Prlot.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />anet H. inns
<br />ental Pro ection Specialist
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