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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br /> DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
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<br /> DEPARTMENT OF
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<br /> May 27, 1994 RESOURCE
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<br />Assistant State Supervisor Nuv Romra
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<br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-80-007)
<br />Technical Revision No. 69 (Lone Pine Gulch Ventilation Fan>
<br />Dear Assistant Supervisor:
<br />Pursuant to Title 34, Article 35, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised
<br />Statutes, the Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice that on
<br />May 27, 1994, a technical revision application for d permit to conduct coal
<br />mining operations by Mountain Coal Company, P.o. Box 591, Somerset,
<br />Colorado 81434, was deemed complete for the purposes of filing. All reviews
<br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and Regulations promulgated
<br />thereunder initiate from this day of filing.
<br />The applicant proposes to revise underground coal mining operations at the
<br />West Elk Mine. The technical revision allows for construction of a fan bench
<br />and associated facilities including shafts, ducting, mine fan, trans- former
<br />and switchgear, and a short road around the facility in the Lone Pine Gulch
<br />area within the West Elk Mine permit boundary.
<br />The West Elk Mine is located in Gunnison County, approximately one mile east
<br />of Somerset, Colorado, and is described as follows:
<br />Sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27,
<br />28, 29, 30 and 34, Township 13 South, Range 90 West of
<br />the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.6 minute Quadrangle map
<br />of Somerset, Colorado.
<br />Because the above referenced technical revision application might alter
<br />previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are
<br />requesting your agency's evaluation of the potential for i;npacts to threatened
<br />or endangered species of plants or animals, or wildlife species otherwise
<br />protected by federal law. Applicable sections of the revision application are
<br />enclosed. Please advise us if you require additional information.
<br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that
<br />comments be submitted to the Division of Minerals and Geology at the above
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