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.STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />April 7, 2005 <br />Susan Nachtrieb <br />Colorado Department of Health <br />Water Quality Control Division Pemlit Section <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994082) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 2 (PR-2) <br />Dear Ms. Nachhieb: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />REL LANATION•NININO <br />SAEETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <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 118, Paragraph 3, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 7, 2005, an application to revise coal mining operations at Ule 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 corporate decision by Peabody Energy to cease coal producfion 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 area and affected area acres. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area <br />is further 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 />Mt. Hams & Dunckley <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle roap 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, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 13 t3 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 />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />C-PR-0S C1994082 MPB 20050407 22010 PM <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />