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STATE OF COLORADO <br />pIVISIQN AF MINRRA~S AND GEOLOGY <br />Depdnme(I{ of NdtNfd~ Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION o F <br />Phone: (3031 866-3567 MINERAL S <br />FA%: (7031 83 2-8106 & <br /> GEOLOGY <br /> RECLAMATION <br /> <br />April I8, 2000 MINING•SAFETY <br /> Bill Owens <br />Vicki Cowart Governor <br />Department of Natural Resources Greg E. Walther <br />Colorado Geological Survey Executive Direnor <br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 715 Michael B. Lang <br />Division Direnor <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Seneca II-W (Permit No. C-1982-057) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 34 (1'R-34) <br />Auger Mining <br />Dear Ms. Cowart: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 1 l6, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 17, 2000, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Seneca II-W was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by <br />Seneca Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from <br />this date of filing. <br />Seneca Coal Company is proposing to utili2e auger mining methods at the final highwall recovery line to increase <br />the recovery of existing coal reserves. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles south of I-Iayden. The permit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />TSN, R88 W; All of Section L 5; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22 and 23 <br />T6N, R88 W; Portions of Sections l4, 23 and 24 <br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections l7, 18, 19 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hayden Gulch. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Routt County Courthouse, Box <br />773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide <br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />J <br />Sandra L. Brown <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-TR-0) CI9s?oA 5BI !00007 IB BJ9J9 AM.aoc <br />