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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION Of MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmem of Natural Resources <br />1713 Sherman 51., Room Z15 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 A66-7567 <br />FAX: 17031 83 2-B 106 <br />June 16, 1997 <br />Charles Dunn <br />Colorado Department of Transportation-Region [II <br />222 S. 6th, Room 277 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />~~ <br />~~~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAi <br />RESOURCE <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5. LochheaA <br />Execolive Director <br />M¢hael B Lang <br />Dnision Dneclor <br />Re: Eagle No. 5 and 9 Mines (Permit No. C-81-044) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 30 <br />Subsidence Monitoring Suspension & Elimination <br />Dear Mr. Dunn: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33. Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of [he Colorado Revised S[a[utes, that on June 16, 1997, an application to revise coal mining operations <br />a[ [he Eagle No. 5 and 9 Mines was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods <br />as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. The revision was submitted by Cyprus <br />Empire Corporation. The revision provides for termination of monitoring of areas mined in 1990 through 1993; and <br />suspension of monitoring over areas to be mined in the future and points over development work near Highway 13. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles SW of Craig, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 4, 5, 6 and 8, TSN, R91 W; part of Section 1, TSN, R92W; portions of Sections 17, 19, 20, 21, <br />28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33, T6N, R91 W: Portions of Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, T6N, R92W; 6th Prime Meridan. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Round Bottom and Castor <br />Gulch. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Moffat County Courthouse, 221 <br />W Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact [he Division of Minerals and Geology. Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. [n order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments <br />be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the <br />assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to [he applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />~C<fiC~~'FiC ~~L~1.~. C'2 ~~ <br />Byron G. Walker ~ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />BGW/JRC <br />M \OSSVRQTEMPV20JQ410].BGN' <br />