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Sunflower Energy Corporation submitted a permit application to comply with the provisions of
<br />the Colorado Permanent Program requirements on Februazy 17, 1981. This application was
<br />found to be complete on February 27, 1981, and the Division's preliminary adequacy review
<br />comments were sent to the operator on Apri123, 1981. On May 20, 1981, the Blue Ribbon
<br />Coal Company succeeded Sunflower Energy Corporation as operator of the Blue Ribbon Mine.
<br />Blue Ribbon Coal Company was a Colorado partnership. The partners included Hawk Mining,
<br />Inc., North Fork Energy Corporation, and Cedar Crest. Western Associated Coal Corporation
<br />managed the partnership's business.
<br />Blue Ribbon Coal Company submitted the preliminary adequacy review response on October 8,
<br />1981. Additional review comments were forwarded from the Division to the operator on
<br />November 30 and December 4, 1981, and the Division received responses from Blue Ribbon
<br />Coal Company on January 5, 1982, May 17, 1982, and July 27, 1982. These responses
<br />satisfied issues raised during the review process. The final decision to approve the permit
<br />application was made on December 8, 1982.
<br />An application to renew the permit was submitted on June 15, 1987, It was found to be complete
<br />on June 15, 1987, and the Division's preliminary adequacy review was sent on August 6, 1987.
<br />Blue Ribbon Coal Company submitted responses to the adequacy review on August 31, 1987.
<br />The Division made a decision to approve the permit renewal on November 20, 1987 and the
<br />permit was issued on January 15, 1988.
<br />On January 3, 1990, Minrec, Inc., succeeded Blue Ribbon Coal Company as operator of the
<br />Blue Ribbon Mine.
<br />A second permit renewal was applied for by Minrec, Inc., on July 6, 1992, and was found to
<br />be complete on July 13, 1992. The Division's preliminary adequacy review was sent on
<br />September 2, 1992, and Minrec's responses were received on October 19, 1992, in the form of a
<br />technical revision. The technical revision, which addressed the issues raised in the preliminary
<br />adequacy review, was approved on December 18, 1992, and the permit was subsequently
<br />issued, with the new expiration date set at December 9, 1997. The midterm date for this five
<br />year permit term was June 9, 1995.
<br />The third permit renewal was applied for by Minrec, Inc., on June 4, 1997. The application was
<br />found to be complete on June 5, 1997 and approved December 9, 1997.
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