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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L D RA D O <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION o F <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 MINERAL S <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 GY <br />November 14, 2003 GcE ~rw O INING <br /> EAf ETT•SCIENCE <br />Susan Nachtrieb <br />Colorado Department of Health GolVowo; s <br />Water Quality Control Division Permit Section <br /> <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 Ronald W. Cattany <br /> Division Director <br />Re: Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-028) Natural Resource Trustee <br />Technical Revision Application No. 35 (TR-35) <br />Change of Fly Ash Source <br />Deaz Ms. Nachtrieb: <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 November 14, 2003, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Keenesburg Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was <br />submitted by Coors Energy Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technical revision permits a change in the supplier of coal, and thus a change in the fly ash, that is used to <br />partially backfill a pit at Keenesburg Coal Mine. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles north of Keenesburg Colorado. The <br />permit azea is further described as follows: <br />All or portions of Sections 2 and 11, T2N, R64W; and Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W; 6th Prime Meridian. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Klug Ranch and Tampa. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. <br />At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at <br />the Weld County Courthouse, 915 IOth St, Greeley, CO 80632, and at the Division office. For additional <br />information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time <br />frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received <br />by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's <br />proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Byron G. Walker <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-TR.03 C1981028 BGW 20031114 94405 AM.da <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />