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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Deparimenl o(Nalural Resources „e~;o~
<br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 ~ +
<br />Denver, CO 80203 + +
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 + re is +
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />Roy Romer
<br />Governor
<br />September 13, 1993 Michael B. Long
<br />Division Director
<br />Mr. Rick Holbrook
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Brooks Towers
<br />1020 Fifteenth Street
<br />Denver, Colorado 80202
<br />Pursuant to Title 33, Article 34, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised
<br />Statutes, the Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice that on
<br />September 7, 1993, an application for renewal of a valid, existing permit to
<br />conduct coal mining operations, Permit No. C-81-012, by Basin Resources, Inc.,
<br />14300 Highway 12, Weston, Colorado 81091, was deemed complete for the
<br />purposes of filing. All reviews and comment periods as provided in the Act
<br />and Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this day of filing.
<br />The applicant proposes to continue conducting underground coal mining
<br />operations at the New Elk Mine. This permit renewal is for a five year
<br />period. Coal processing, storage and shipping, along with coal refuse
<br />disposal, is conducted at the New Elk Mine.
<br />The permit area is located approximately 25 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado,
<br />along Highway 12, in the following described lands:
<br />Sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35
<br />and 36 of Township 33 South, Range 68 West; Sections 1
<br />and 2 of Township 34 South, Range 68 West; Sections 30
<br />and 31 of Township 33 South, Range 67 West; and Section 6
<br />of Township 34 South, Range 67 West.
<br />All sections are partially or fully projected by Basin Resources
<br />due to the unsurveyed nature of the Maxwell Land Grant.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map
<br />of Vigil, Tercio and Stonewall.
<br />A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas
<br />County Courthouse, 200 East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, Colorado.
<br />IJritten comments, objections or requests for an informal conference on the
<br />application may be submitted to, and additional information obtained from, the
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, <303) 866-3567. Written comments, objections or requests for
<br />an informal conference must be filed at the Division by 5:00 p.m., within
<br />thirty days after the last public notice in the local newspaper.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />oseph J~~Dudash
<br />Reclamation Specialist
<br />JJD/bjw/5410G
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