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j Y <br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve Permit Renewal Application No. 3 <br />(RN-3), submitted by MINREC, Inc. for a coal mining permit at the Blue Ribbon Mine (Permit No. <br />C-81-047). The proposed renewal will allow for continued mining and/or reclamation operations at the <br />site. <br />The Blue Ribbon Mine is located in Delta County, approximately 8 miles northeast of Paonia. Coal <br />interest at this underground mine is federal and private, and the surface to be affected is federal and private <br />land. The permit area encompasses approximately 340.8 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements <br />of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 er seq., C.R.S., and the <br />regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including any stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203, and at the County Clerk's Office in Delta County, 5th & Palmer, Delta, CO <br />81416. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a <br />formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd on the proposed decision. Such request must <br />be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state <br />with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />