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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303)832-8106 <br />May 21, 2002 <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Robert Lucero snl Owens <br /> Governor <br />Las Animas County Planning Departrnent <br /> Greg E. Walther <br />Planning Director Execueve Director <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 Michael a. Long <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 Division Director <br />Re: Lorencito Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1996-084) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 1 (RN-1) <br />Dear Las Animas County Planning Department: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, <br />Paragraph 3, of [he Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 18, 2002, an application to renew an existing permit to <br />conduct coal mining operations at the Lorencito Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. <br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br />Lorencito Coal Company, LLC proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land <br />located approximately 3 miles west of Seglutdo on Hwy 12. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Lands south of the Purgatoire River, lands east of Cow Canyon, lands north of Puertecito Canyon, and lands west <br />of Little Jeff Canyon, covering approximately 3142 acres. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Little Pine Canyon. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas County Courthouse, 200 <br />East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082. For additional information, to provide written comments, or <br />request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty days (30) after the last public notice in the The Chronicle - <br />News. <br />Sincerel~+, ~ 0- <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/Ahd <br />M:bss\AHDUemp\GRN-O4_C1996084_KAG 20020521_104"I49 AM.doc <br />