REV91927

• Permit No: C1981025
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/11/2001
• Doc Name: NORTH THOMPSON CREEK MINE PN C-1981-025 TR22 APPLICATION MIDTERM REVIEW RESPONSES
• From: DMG
• To: USFS
• Type & Sequence: TR22
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman SI., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAh: 1303183'_-8106
May 1 I, 200]
US Forest Service
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DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
0. E C L A H A T I O N
MINING•sAFETY

White River National Forest Bill Owes
co~ernor
Box 948
Grcg E. Wal<hcr
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 E,cecmive D~reUOr
MichaelB Long
Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-025) Divls,on Dlrecmr
Technical Revision Application No. 22 (TR-22)
Midterm Review Responses
Dear Sir or Madam:
The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 1 l6, Paragraph 4,
of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 11, 2001, an application to revise coal mining operations at the North Thompson
Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was subntted by MINREC, Inc.. All review and
comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
This proposed technical revision to the Permit C-81-025 Application Package reconciles acreages of disturbed reclaimed and
disturbed un-reclaimed areas of the permit area, describes those features within the disttubed areas that have been designated as
permanent feattues, describes postmining land use areas, and clarifies other minor items in the permit application package.
The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 10 miles Southwest of Carbondale, Colorado. The
permit area is further described as follows:
T8S, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34 and 35
T9S, R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4
T7S, R88W; Portions of Sections 20, 29, 30 and 32
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle mlaps of Stony Ridge and Carbondale.
The applicant is required [o publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the lime of
publication of this notice, the applicant is required to place a copy of this application at the Ga~eld County Courthouse, 109
8th St Ste 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601. There is one on file at the Division office. For additional information or to
provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street. Denver,
Colorado 80203, [phone]. in order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
Sincerely,
Byror(G. Walker
Environmental Protection Specialist
BGW/Jrc
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