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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natual Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L D RA D O
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I s 1 0 N O F
<br />Phone: (303) 866.3567 MINERAL S
<br />FAx: (303) s3z-8106 G E O L O G Y
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<br />December 22, 2005
<br /> Bill Owens
<br />Liane Mattson G~T~r
<br />U.S. Forest Service Russell George
<br />Paonia Ranger District Executive Director
<br />P.O, Box 1030 ~y yy Cattany
<br />Paonia, CO 84128 Division Director
<br /> Natural Resouroe TnrsMe
<br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No, C-1980-007)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 106 (TR-106)
<br />1.5 Acre Support Facilities Area Outside Permit Area
<br />Dear Ms. Manson:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section Il6, Paragraph 4, of the
<br />Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 22, 2005, an application to revise coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered
<br />complete for the puryoses of filing. The revision was submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. All review and comment periods as
<br />provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The mine operator proposes to add to the mine permit area a L5 acre parcel of private land for use as a laydown and storage area to support
<br />exploration drilling and underground fire suppression activities.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles east of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is fitrther
<br />described as follows:
<br />Portions of Section 29, 3Q 31, and 32, Township l2 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36, Township 12 South, Range 91 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ali of 6 and 7, Portions North of the North Fork of [he Gunnison River in Sections 8, 9, 10, portions of
<br />Sections 1 I, 12, 17, and I8, Township ]3 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections I-3, 1 I-13, Township 13 South, Range 91 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 6 & 7, Township 13 South, Range 89 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset.
<br />The applicant is required io publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of publication of
<br />this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, 200 E.
<br />Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division
<br />of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3562 In order for us to comply with
<br />regulazory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we
<br />will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Tom Kaldenbach
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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<br />C-TR-03 C198000]_TAK 20051222_40310 PM
<br />Of(ice of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation
<br />Office of
<br />Active and Inactive Mines
<br />Colorado
<br />Geological Survey
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