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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF h11NERAlS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Deparlmenl of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman SI.. Room ? 15
<br />Denver. Culomdo 80203
<br />Phone. 1]031 866-3567
<br />FAX: 1303) 832-8106
<br />October 19. 1999
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING•SAFETY
<br />Mark Bean
<br />e ll o,.,en;
<br />Garfield County Planning Department corer^nr
<br />Planning Director eves E. wahn~r
<br />109 8th SC Ste 200 E.ecml.-e D~reaor
<br />Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Mlcnael a L^ng
<br />Drvnron Ducaor
<br />Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. G81-025)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 21 (TR-21)
<br />Addition of Coal Ownership Map, Reclassification of Bridges, Cleanings Disposal Site,
<br />Retention of Road, Delete Topsoil Stockpile, & Abandon a Spillway
<br />Dear Mr. Bean:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
<br />Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 19, 1999, an application to
<br />revise coal mining operations at the North Thompson Creek Mine was considered complete for the
<br />purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by MINREC, Inc. All review and comment periods as
<br />provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date oC filing.
<br />This technical revision adds Drawing Nurpber D-3-20, Coal Ownership Map, to the Permit. ]t
<br />reclassifies bridges to foot traffic, provides for a pond cleanings disposal area, incorporates a letter
<br />requesting retention of roads, recognizes the elimination of a topsoil stockpile, and recognizes an
<br />abandoned emergency spillway of Pond T-2.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located appro~dmately 10 miles southwest of
<br />Carbondale, Colorado. The permit azea is further described as follows:
<br />TBS, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28. 33, 34 and 35
<br />T9S, R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4
<br />T7S, R88W; Portions of Sections 20, 29, 30 and 32
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Stony Ridge &
<br />Carbondale.
<br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Garfield County
<br />Courthouse, 109 8th St, Ste 200, Glemvood Springs, CO 81601, and at the Division office. For
<br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology,
<br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply
<br />with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
<br />letter or within 10 days after the publication in the Glenwood Post, whichever is later. If no comments
<br />are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
<br />to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />:cu f GGC°r~k
<br />Byro~G. Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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