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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Raom 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) BGfr3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832$106
<br />December 22, 2005
<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: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980.007)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. I06 (TR-106)
<br />IS Acre Support Facilities Area Outside Permit Area
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION O F
<br />MIN~RALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RFC LANATION•NININO
<br />SAf ETTSLIENLF
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Govelror
<br />Russell George
<br />EzeMive Director
<br />Ronale W. Cattarry
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the
<br />Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 22, 2005, an application to revise coal mining operations ar the Wes[ Elk Mine was considered
<br />complete for [he purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. All review and comment periods as
<br />provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this daze of filing.
<br />The mine operator proposes to add to the mine permit area a 1.5 acre parcel of private land for use as a laydown and storage area to support
<br />exploration drilling and underground fire suppression activities.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles east of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />Ponions of Section 29, 3Q 31, and 32, Township I2 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36, Township 12 South, Range 91 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, all of 6 and 7, Portions North of the North Fork of the Gunnison River in Sections 8, 9, I0, portions of
<br />Sections I I, 12, 17, and I8, Township 13 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections I-3, I 1-13, Township 13 South, Range 91 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 6 L& 7, Township 13 South, Range 89 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of publication of
<br />[his notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application a[ the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, 200 E.
<br />Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division
<br />of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with
<br />regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we
<br />will proceed on [he assumption that you have no croncems with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />Tom Kaldenbach
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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<br />Office of Office of Colorado
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