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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF 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$106
<br />June 3, 2005
<br />Ron Velazde
<br />NW Regional Wildlife Manager
<br />Colorado Division of Wildlife
<br />NW Regional Service Center
<br />711 Independent Ave.
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81505
<br />RE: Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 4 (RN-4)
<br />Dear Mr. Velazde:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />REC LANATION•MI NING
<br />EAFETY•SCIENCE
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Cadany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
<br />Section 118, Pazagraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June 3, 2005, an application to renew an
<br />existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Seneca II-W Mine was considered complete for the
<br />purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining
<br />Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Seneca Coal Company proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land
<br />located approximately 9 miles south of Hayden, Colorado. The permit azea is further described as follows:
<br />TSN, R88W; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, 1Q 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, R88W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24
<br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Hayden Gulch,
<br />Hayden, Dunckley, Mt. Harris.
<br />This permit renewal application would allow for renewal of Permit C-1982-057 for a new five yeaz permit
<br />term, which would extend to December 31, 2010. The application does not propose any expansion of
<br />approved permit boundaries or surface disturbance acreage, nor does it propose any changes to approved
<br />mining or reclamation plans.
<br />Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and wildlife resources information, the fish
<br />and wildlife plan, and the reclamation plan as it relates to fish and wildlife considerations, including
<br />potential impacts to threatened or endangered species, are requested. If wildlife habitat is the proposed
<br />postmining land use, we request your evaluation of proposed woody plant stocking levels, planting
<br />arrangements, and methods for mitigation of potential adverse impacts.
<br />A copy of the renewal application, as well as the complete set of currently approved permit application
<br />documents, is available for public inspection at the Hayden Public Library, 201 E. Jefferson, Hayden, CO
<br />81639, and at the Division office, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-
<br />Office of Office of Colorado
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