REV11051 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology has issued a proposed decision to approve an application for a revision (PR-04> to the existing permit to conduct coal mining and reclamation operations submitted by National King Coal for the King Coal Mine. The revision provides for the addition of 240 acres to the permit area and for rewriting the permit application. The King Coal Mine operation is located in La Plata County, approximately seven miles southwest of Hesperus, Colorado. The mine is an underground mine with an anticipated maximum production capacity of 175,000 tons per year until the year 2030, at which time production may increase to 250,000 tons per year. The coal to be mined is federally owned, and the surface to be affected is privately owned. The revised permit area encompasses approximately 1323.5 acres in Sections 5 and 6, T34N, R11W; Sections 28, 29, 31 and 32, T35N, R11W; and Section 36, T35N, R12W; all of the N.M.P.M. This proposed approval decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101, et sec., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the County Clerk's Office in La Plata County, 1060 East Second Avenue, Durango, Colorado. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30> days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.