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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 5t, Room 215
<br />DIVISION O F
<br />Denver, (_O~orad0 80203 -
<br />Phone: (303) s66-3567 MINERAL S
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 ~ &
<br /> GEOLOGY
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<br />September 20, 2002 RECLAMATION
<br />MINING•SAFETY
<br />Cazl Johnston Bill Owens
<br />Office of Surface Mining covemor
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center Greg E. Walther
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Executive Director
<br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Acting Division Director
<br />Re: Munger Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-020)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 15 (TR-1~
<br />Replace SmaO Sediment Pond Structure with Silt Fence
<br />Deaz Mr. Johnston:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Pazagraph 4,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 19, 2002, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Munger
<br />Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Lodestaz Energy, Inc.. All
<br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision would allow for the replacement of an existing total containment sediment trap on the Munger Mine bench with a
<br />silt fence.
<br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approxhnately 18 miles North of Loma, Colorado. The permit azea
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Mine site: Portions of Sections 21, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34, T7S, R102W, 6th P.M., all in Garfield County.
<br />Portions of Sections 2 and 3, T8S, R102W, 6th P.M., all in Garfield County.
<br />Rail Loadout: Portions of Section 23, T2N, R3 W, Ute PM, in Mesa County.
<br />Portions of Section 3, TIN, R3 W, Ute PM, in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Howard Canyon & Garvey Canyon.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Garfield County
<br />Courthouse, 109 8th St Ste 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, and at the Division ofTice. For additional information or to
<br />provide 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 comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
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<br />Dan T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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