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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STATE OF COLORADO ~~
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1373 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
January 18, 2001
MS. VICId COWart
Departrnent of Natural Resources
COIOIadO GeOlogtcal SUrvey
1313 Sherman Street, Room 715
Denver, CO 80203
RE: McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004)
Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
Dear Ms. Cowart:
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MINING•SAFETY
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Ezeculive Director
Michael B. Long
Division DiRClor
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 mining operations at the 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 Sling.
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 perntittce has Sled for successive renewal of Permit No. C-1980-004, for the McClane Canyon Mine. The
current pemrit 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 muting 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, and at Ute 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 (30) days after the last public notice in the The Daily Sentinel.
Sincere)
Dan T. Mathews
Environmental Protection Specialist
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