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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 O RA D O <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I v I S 1 0 N O F <br />Phone: (303) 966-3567 RA L S <br />M I N E <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 ~ <br />GEOLOGY <br /> RE CLAM ATION•MINING <br /> <br />November 14, 2003 SA FETY•SCIENCE <br />VICKI COWart Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Colorado Geolo cal Surve <br />$I y Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 715 Ronald W. Cattany <br />Denver, CO 80203 Division Director <br /> Natual Resource Trustee <br />Re: Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-028) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 35 (TR-35) <br />Change of Fly Ash Source <br />Dear Ms. Cowart: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Pazagraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 14, 2003, an application to revise coal mining <br />operntions 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 pemuts a change u3 the supplier of coal, and thus a change in the fly ash, that is used to <br />partially bacldll 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 Z and 11, TZN, R64W; and Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W; 6th Prime Meridian. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are 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 10th 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 Shetrnan 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 aze 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 />~,y~~.~ me ~ G/~ <br />ByrolfG. Walker <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-rR-03_~~~~2~BGW_20031114_94409 AM.doc Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />