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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 27 5 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 86rr3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />November 1, 2004 <br />Carl Johnston <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 <br />Re: Chimney Rock Mine (Permit No. C-1981-023) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 34 (TR-34) <br />Permanent Diversion Structures in East Pit Reclaimed Area <br />Dear Mc Johnston: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />MIN SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION•MIN ING <br />SAFETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cottony <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 1, 2004, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Chimney Rock Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was <br />submitted by Kaiser Ventures, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations <br />initiate from this date of Filing. <br />The operator proposes to install permanent diversion structures where down-cutting has occurred on reclaimed <br />azeas in the East Pit area. Gully features are proposed as permanent slope down-drains. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 22 miles west of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. <br />The permit area is located in Section 30, T34N, R4 W, New Mexico Principal Meridian. This azea is shown on the <br />Chimney Rock USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. <br />At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at <br />the Archuleta County Courthouse, Box 1507, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147, and at the Division office. For <br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time <br />frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no comments are received <br />by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicanPs <br />proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />