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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L D RA D O <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D t v[ S I o N o f <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 MINERAL S <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 G E O L O G Y <br /> REC LANATION•NINING <br /> SAFETY•SCIENCE <br />Apri18, 2005 Bia Owens <br /> Governor <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service Russell George <br /> <br />Steamboat Springs Field Office Executive Director <br />1475 Pine Grove Rd, Suite 201A Ronaid w. Cattany <br /> Division Director <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-8$03 Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994082) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 2 (PR-2) <br />Deaz Sir or Madam: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 7, 2005, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Yoast Mine was <br />considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br />This Permit Revision updates the life-of--mine plan for the Yoast operation, and contains modifications to the mining, <br />reclamation and associated plan and acreages for the remaining life-of-operation. Several factors and other internal <br />considerations have resulted in a cotpornte decision by Peabody Energy to cease coal production at the Yoast mine in eazly <br />2006. This Permit Revision is a result of this decision, and addresses the revised mining plan and the revised backfilling and <br />grading schedule. The operator is proposing an overall reduction in disturbed azea and affected azea acres. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area <br />is fiuther described as follows: <br />T6N, R87 W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32 <br />TSN, R87 W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30 <br />The above-mentioned h~acts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Mount Hams and Dunckley. <br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Hayden Public Library, 201 E. Jefferson Avenue, <br />Hayden, Colorado 81639, and at the Division office. For addifional information, to provide written cotrunents, or to request an <br />informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado <br />80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Steamboat Pilot. <br />Sincerely, <br />~;n.~ <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Endtrontnenial Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />C-PR-0S C1994082 MPB 20050406 92842 AM <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geologiral Survey <br />