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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1373 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F <br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567 lvt I N E RA L $ <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 & <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />January 18, 2001 <br /> <br />Katie Pague Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Colorado Natural Heritage Program Greg E. Walther <br />Colorado State LlmVerSlty <br />254 General Services Buildin <br />g <br />Fort Collins, CO 80523 Executive Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division Director <br />RE: McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5) <br />Dear Ms. Pague: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in acwrdance with Tide 34, Article 33, Section 1 I8, <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 firm this date of Sling. <br />Lodestaz 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 renewal 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 far the existing underground mine. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Rewrder'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 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public <br />notice in the 7&e Daily Sentinel. <br />Sincerely, <br />Dan T. Mathews <br />Endrronmental Protection Specialist <br />DTM/jrc <br />