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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman S[., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />July 23, 2003
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />Montrose District Office
<br />2505 South Townsend Avenue
<br />Montrose, CO 81401
<br />Re: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 43 (TR-43)
<br />Construction of Coal Refuse Facility
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
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<br />.V IS ION O F
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<br />SAFETY•ECIENCE
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Greg E. Walther
<br />Executive DIfMOf
<br />Ronald W. Cottony
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Minemis and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 23, 2003, an applicaton to revise coal mining operations at the Sanborn Creek
<br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC. All review and
<br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Oxbow Mining, LLC is proposing to construct, operate and reclaim the II West Coal refuse facility. The proposed refuse
<br />facility is west of and will replace the existing West Valley Coal refuse facility.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located just north of the town of Somerset. The permit area is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />Portions of Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 34, 35 and 36, Township 12 South, Range 91 West;
<br />Portions of Sectons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, all of 6 and 7, Portions North of the North Fork of the Gunnison River in Secfions 8, 9, 10,
<br />portions of Sections 11, 12, and 17, Township 13 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 1-3, 11-13, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-menfioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Delta County
<br />Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, Delta, CO 81416, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written
<br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments aze received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely, ~~//
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<br />Jim R. Burnell
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />C-TR-07 C1981022 7RB 20030723 105818 AM
<br />Office of Office of Colorado
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey
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