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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />I f 13 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 86h-3567 <br />FAX: 13031832-8106 <br />March 21, 1996 <br />Mr. Larry Kline <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway Blvd., Suite 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado 80202-5733 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-80-007) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 78 <br />Lower Reface Pile Reconfiguration <br />Deaz Mr. Kline: <br />~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5. Lochhead <br />Ezeculive Diredo~ <br />Michael 8. Long <br />Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 33, Article 34, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on Mazch 20, 1996, an application to revise <br />wal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision <br />was submitted by Mountain Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The revision addresses reconfiguration of the Lower Refuse Pile to increase the disposal volume by <br />approximately 360,000 cubic yazds. <br />The West Elk coal mining operation is on land located approximately one mile east of Somerset, Colorado. <br />The permit azea is further described as follows: <br />Township 13 South. Ranee 90 West. 6th P.M.: <br />Sections 9, ]0, 15-30, and 34-36 <br />Township 13 South. Range 91 West. 6th P.M.: <br />Sections 23-26 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Bowie and Somerset. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Delta Counry Courthouse, <br />501 Palmer, Delta, Colorado 81416, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide <br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely. <br />Protection Specialist <br />\erw17R78.007 <br />