REV02082

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/18/2001
• Doc Name: MCCLANE CANYON MINE PN C-1980-004 PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATION 5 RN-5
• From: DMG
• To: ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS OF NORTHWEST COLO
• Type & Sequence: RN5
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Depanment of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
January 18, 2001
Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado
P. 0. Etox 351
202 Railroad Avenue
Rifle, CO 81650
RE: McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980.004)
Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
Dear Sir or Madam:
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MI NING•SAFETY
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Michael B. Long
Division Direttor
The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118,
Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 18, 2001, an application to renew an existing
permit to conduct coal nlirring operations at McClane Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of
filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the
Rules initiate from this date of filing.
Lodestar Energy, Inc., proposes to continue underground coal mining and reclamation operations on land located
approximately 20 miles North of Loma, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
All or portions of Sections 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, and 28, T7S, R102W, 6th PM, all in Garfield County.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5-minute Howard Canyon and Garvey Canyon
Quadrangle maps.
The permittee has filed for successive renewal of Permit No. C-1980-004, for the McClane Canyon Mine. The
current permit expires July 6, 2001. The application, if approved, would grant a renewal permit for an additional
5-year permit term. The application does not propose additional surface disturbance or significant modification of
the currently approved mining and reclamation plan for the existing underground mine.
A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder's
Office, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction CO, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide
written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215,
1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone], within thirty days (30) after the last public
notice in the The Daily Sentinel.
Sincerel
Dan T. Mathews
Environmental Protection Specialist
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