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
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FA%: [phone]
January 18, 2001
Mr. Hal Simpson
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, CO 80203
RE: McGlone Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980.004)
Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
Dear Mr. Simpson:
DIVISION O F
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MINING•SAFETY
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Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Michael B. Long
Division Director
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.
Lodestaz Energy, Inc. proposes to continue underground coal mining and reclamation operntions on land located
approximately 20 miles North of Loma, Colorado. The permit azea 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 (30) days after the last public
notice in Ure The Daily Sentinel.
Sincerely,
r
Dan T. Mathews
Environmental Protection Specialist
DTM/Jrc