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~ <br />STATE C~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />C_y~U1~1~0 <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depa rlmenl OI NJlu rat ResuurCeS <br />1 31 [Sherman 51., Ronm ? 1 j <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 802117 <br />Y <br />~lij~ <br />Phunr:IS011 866-d56: II <br />rAx 14n 118J'_-8[116 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br />April I, 1998 NATU~t. <br /> RESOURCES <br />Lawrence Kline <br />Office of Surface Mining Roy Rnmrr <br />Governor <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center t,m~s s t«nhe,d <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 t>e~mlve Dlrr~mr <br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 Mi<h,el B Long <br /> Divlslon Director <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-81-012) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 42 <br />Ownership & Control <br />Dear Mr. Kline: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116. Paragraph <br />4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 31, 1998, an application [o revise coal mining operations at the New Elk <br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Picketwire Processing, LLC. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This revision updates [he ownership and control information in the permit following the withdrawal of A. P. Maxwell <br />Development Company from any and atl involvement in the mining operation. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. The permit area <br />is further described as follows: <br />Township 33 South, Range 67 West, Sections 30 and 31 <br />Township 34 South, Ranee 67 West, Section 6 <br />Township 33 South, Range 68 West, Sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, and 36 <br />Township 34 South, Range 68 West, Sections I and 2 <br />All sections are partially or fully projected by Basin Resources due to the unsurveyed na[ure of the Maxwell Land Grant. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Vigil. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas County Courthouse, 200 East <br />First Street, Room 104. Trinidad, CO 81082, 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 />(IS) days of [his letter. If no comments are 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, _ <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/1RC <br />fl ~p55UR(VE\1 PJIIIL11 :111 KAG <br />