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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Na[ural Resources <br />7313 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•SAFET7 <br /> Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br />Las Animas County Commissioners <br /> Greg E Walther <br />County Commissioner Executive Director <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 Michael B. 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 Commissioners: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, <br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 18, 2002, an application to renew an existing permit to <br />conduct coal mining operations at Lorencito Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate <br />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 Segundo 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 Firs[ S[ree[, 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 , , I~t2~~ <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/Ahd <br />M:\ossWHDVemp\C-RN-07_C1996084_KAG_20020521_104941 AM.docC-RN-03 <br />