PROOF OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF LAS ANIMAS } SS
<br />Kathleen Lenzotti, of lawful age, being first duly
<br />sworn upon oath, deposes and says that she is
<br />the authorized agent of The Chronicle-News,
<br />daily newspaper of general circulation which is
<br />printed, published and circulated in the City of
<br />Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, that
<br />said newspaper is a newspaper of general cir-
<br />culation complying with all of the requirements
<br />of Articles I to VII, Chapter 130, 1935,
<br />Colorado Statutes Annotated, and all other
<br />laws of said State, and that said newspaper has
<br />been so published for the period of time pre-
<br />scribed in said newspaper proper and not a
<br />supplement, the f r t~}!blication of which was
<br />made on he "I day of
<br />r ,2003, and
<br />publi d th eaf er on
<br />zs
<br />and~nal p6blicat' n thereof was in the issue
<br />dated the c~ day of
<br />/ -/,~.~, r n , 2003.
<br />[Ills
<br />A.D., 2003.
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<br />'NOTARY ';
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<br />Division b9 Minerals and lieolbgy
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<br />• "erals'ahtl~Geology',PemuE'b-96--'~-
<br />084 was issued by,the Division on
<br />November 7, j997, :- '
<br />,The L`oiencito~Canyori Mine-, IS lo- ~~
<br />cared appmximatety,l5 miles west
<br />'ot,Trinitlad;`Cdbrado on Bate
<br />" Hwy. 12, within the'tinplanetl Max-~
<br />well Land Gramr~projebled to be-' .-
<br />- Sections 31 •and 32, TS 33 S, R 66 ~ I
<br />W aniJ Sei-tiriri:36,=TS-33 S, R 67~
<br />~~ W:,These ~seclicns'cam be bcated
<br />- on the USGS, 7.5, minute Linle
<br />' ~Pirie Canyon quadraigle map. A
<br />total of 179 acres'ar SUdape dis-
<br />turbance from mining is covered
<br />by a Coal Reclamation Bond in Me
<br />amount of $2,400,000. The'pertnit-
<br />tee is applying for= and Division
<br />guidelines allow for the release of.
<br />up to 60%-'of the total bond
<br />"amount in a Phase I Bond release.
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<br />The permntee is appying for a
<br />phase I.telease.tOr ihoSe areas of
<br />mining during 2001-2002 that
<br />have been Backfilled, Graded, and
<br />returned to the approved Past
<br />Mining Topography.
<br />any wrinen comments, objections
<br />or requests for a public hearing or
<br />informal conference regarding this '
<br />band release application mmst be
<br />submitted to the Division of Miner-
<br />als and Geology, 1313 Sherman
<br />Street, Raam 215; Denver, Calo- -
<br />rado 80203 within `30 days of the
<br />date of first publication of this no-
<br />rice.
<br />Published: June 18, 25, July 2, s,
<br />2003
<br />My commission expires on 7 ~ r- ~ ~ µ~.
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