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<br />STATE OF
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Naturdl Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FA%: (303) 832-8106
<br />January 18, 2001
<br />Cazl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />Denver, CO 80202-5733
<br />RE McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5}
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING•SAFET7
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<br />Governor
<br />Greg E. Walther
<br />Executive Director
<br />Michael B. Long
<br />Division Director
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section l 18,
<br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 18, 2001, an application to renew an existing
<br />permit to conduct coal mining operations at the McClane Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes
<br />of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and'the
<br />Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Lodestar Energy, Inc. proposes to continue underground coal mining and reclamation operations on land located
<br />approximately 20 miles North of Loma, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, and 28, T7S, R102W, 6th PM, all in Garfield County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5-minute Howard Canyon and Garvey Canyon
<br />Quadrangle maps.
<br />The permittee has filed for successive renews] of Permit No. C-1980-004, for the McClane Canyon Mine. The
<br />current permit expires July 6, 2001. The application, if approved, would grant a renewal permit for an additional
<br />5-year permit term. The application does not propose additional surface disturbance or significant modification of
<br />the currently approved mining and reclamation plan for the existing underground mine.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder's
<br />Office, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide
<br />written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215,
<br />1313 Shemlan Street, Denver, Colorado, 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public
<br />notice in the The Daily Sentinel.
<br />Sincerely, ~ ~f
<br />Dan T. Mathews ry,{//~'j/b
<br />Emiromnerltal Protection Specialist
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