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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 632-8106
<br />Apri124, 2007
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />P.O. Box 46667
<br />Denver, CO 80201-6667
<br />Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 12 (TR-12)
<br />Surface Blasting Plan
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />M[NING
<br />- Sc-
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, lr.
<br />Governor
<br />Harris D. Sherman
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 1 l6,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 23, 2007, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />King Coal Mine was considered complete for [he purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by National King Coal, LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The mine operator proposes to add to the mining permit, a plan for blasting a sandstone bed at the new portal of the King II
<br />Mine. The plan would also apply to any other future blasting in the permit area that is more than one-half mile from dwellings,
<br />public buildings, schools, churches, community buildings, or institutional buildings.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hesperus, Colorado. The permit
<br />azea is further described as follows:
<br />All or Portions of Sections 28, 29, 31, 32, T35N, Rl 1 W, NMPM; Portions of Sections 5 and 6, T34N, RI I W; Portions of
<br />Sections 36, T35N, R12W.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hesperus and Kline.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that [his application 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 La Plata County Clerk
<br />and Recorder, 1060 E Second Ave, Durango, CO 81301, and at [he Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3562 [n order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (I S) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicants proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />l ~ tC/.~-
<br />Tom Kaldenbach
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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