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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISIQN OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Departrnep{ o(NdWrdl Resources <br />I ] 13 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION o F <br />Phone: 13031 866-3567 MINERAL S <br />FAx: (303) 832-8106 & <br /> GEOLOGY <br /> R E C L A M A T I O N <br /> MINING•SAFE 7Y <br />April I8, 2000 <br /> Bill O..ens <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service c°ver"or <br />Steamboat Springs Field Office Greg E. Walther <br /> <br />1475 Pine Grove Rd, Suite 201A EKecubve Director <br /> <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-8803 Michael B. Long <br />Division Director <br />Re: Seneca II-W (Permit No. C-1982-057) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 34 (TR-34) <br />Auger Mining <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <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 17, 2000, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Seneca Il-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 9 miles south of Hayden. The permit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />TSN, RSSW; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, l0, l I, l4, 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 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 (IS) 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 />Sandra L. Brown <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C~TR-0l C198_'OS) SBI ?O(goJ 16 8]956 AM.Eac <br />