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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />7313 Sherman St, Room 275
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<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION o r
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 MINERAL S
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 &
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br />July 8, 2002 M EN I N GM S A F EST Y
<br />Gazl JOhnStOn Bill Owens
<br />Office of Surface Mining cnvemor
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center Greg E. Walther
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Executive Director
<br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 Ronald W. Cattany
<br /> Acting Division Director
<br />Re: Munger Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-020)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 14 (TR-14)
<br />Construct Waste Disposal Pile
<br />Deaz Mr. Johnston:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article33, Secfion 116, Paragraph 4,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 8, 2002, an application to revise coal mining operations at theMunger Canyon
<br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Lodestar Energy, Inc. All review and
<br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision would allow for construction of a small (4.9 acre) coal mine waste disposal azea, to handle waste material from the
<br />operator's McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004) located adjacent to the Munger Canyon Permit area. The proposal
<br />includes plans for diversion ditches, a sediment pond, and re-located road segment.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 18 miles north ofLoma, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />Mine site: Portions of Sections 21, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34, T7S, RI02W, 6th P.M., all in Garfield County.
<br />Portions of Sectons 2 and 3, T8S, R102W, 6th P.M., all in Garfield County. The proposed disturbance associated with this
<br />revision is located within the SW 1/4 Sec. 2S, T7S, R102W, 61h P.M.
<br />The revision disturbance azea is shown on shown on USGS 7.5 minute Howazd Canyon Quadrangle map.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this applicafion has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Mesa County
<br />Courthouse, 544 Rood, Grand Junction CO, and at the Division office. For additional informafion or to provide written
<br />comtents, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303)866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request [hat commentsbe submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments aze received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />If you have questions, feel free to contact me at the Grand Junction Field Office, at (970) 242-5025, or my supervisor Sandra
<br />Brown, at the Denver Office, (303) 866-3567.
<br />Sincere] ~~
<br />Dan T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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