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<br />~ II I IIIIIIIII III <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Oepanmenl of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51.. Room 2I 5 <br />Denver, ColoraAo 80203 <br />Phone: 003) 8663567 <br />FA%: (3071 872-8106 <br />Mazch 14, 1997 <br />~~r~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OI <br />NATURAI <br />RESOiIRCE' <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />Attn: Nick Mezei <br />Regulatory Unit A <br />402 Rood Avenue, Room 142 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501-2563 <br />Re: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-022) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 29 <br />Change Mine Plan And Add Facilities <br />Dear Mr. Mezei: <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5. Lochhead <br />Exrcunve Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division D~reclor <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on Mazch 14, 1997, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Sanbom Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was <br />submitted by Oxbow Carbon & Minetals, Inc. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This revision proposes the addition of various mine plan components to the existing Sanbom Creek Mine. These <br />components include the addition of longwall mining technology, increased coal stockpile volumes and capacities, <br />new surface facilities, and a new refuse pile and pile access condor. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located directly north of the town of Somerset, Colorado. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at [he Della County Courthouse, <br />5th & Palmer, Delta, CO 81416-0000, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide <br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. if no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on a assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal. <br />Sinc elv. <br />/~ <br />!/ <br />~' <br />t J. Carter <br />Imental Protection Specialist <br />WJC/JRC M ~OSSURC~IEMNR7RJ0?' WJC <br />