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STATE OF COLOlZADO <br />pIVISION <7F MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DeP~flfnepl o(Nalyfyl Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I v I s I o N O F <br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567 MINERAL S <br />FAX: (303) 8328106 & <br /> GEOLOGY <br /> RECLAMATION <br /> MINING•SAFETY <br />April 18, 2000 <br /> Bill Owens <br />Bob Schneider Governor <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Greg E. watcher <br />Craig District Office EKeculive Director <br /> <br />455 Emerson Street Michael B. Long <br />pivision Director <br />Craig, CO 81625 <br />Re: Seneca II-W (Permit No. C-1982-057) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 34 ('I'R-34) <br />Auger Mining <br />Dear Mr. Schneider: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April l7, 2000, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Seneca Q-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 utilize 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 4 miles south of Hayden. The permit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />TSN, R88W; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22 and 23 <br />T6N, R88W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24 <br />T6N, R87 W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute (Zuadrangle 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. th order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (l5) days of this letter. [f 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 />~~ 1t.~2~ <br />Sandra L. Brown <br />L ~~~. <br />`" <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-TR-W C19330a] SBI '_OOOOa 18 Si931 AM doc <br />