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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N o f Phone: (303) 866-3567 MINERAL S FAX: (303)832-8706 & GEOLOGY RECLAMATION March 5, 2002 ' MINING•SAFETY Bill Owens .IICIl Green Governor Colorado Historical Society Greg E. Walther The Colorado History Museum Executive Director 1300 Broadwa y Michael B. Long Division Director Denver, CO 80203 Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) Permit Renewal Application No. 4 (RN-4) Dear Mr. Green: The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragaph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, [hat on March 4, 2002, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the King Coal Mine Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. National King Coal, LLC proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located approximately 7 miles southwest of Hesperus, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: All or Portions of Sections 28, 29, 31, 32, T35N, Rl l W, NMPM; Portions of Sections 5 and 6, T34N, Rl l W; Portions of Sections 36, T35N, R12W. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hesperus. This is the fourth renewal of National King Coal's permit to conduct coal mining operation at its present location. Because the above-referenced permit renewal application would incorporate additional lands into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting your agency's evaluation of the potential for impacts to cultural and historic resources. )n accordance with the May 1991 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between our agencies, we must have your concurrence in order to approve this proposal. We are required to make a finding that "the proposed operations will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on or those places eligible for listing, as determined by the SHPO, on the National Register of Historic Places, unless approved jointly by the Board and the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park or place." Therefore, we request that you submit cotments regarding your concurrence with, concerns with, or objections to this proposal. In order that we may comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days of this letter. Please refer to the MOU when undertaking your review. Applicable sections of the application, including a mine plan map, are enclosed. Please advise us if you require additional information.