REV92232

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/16/1996
• Doc Name: MCCLANE CANYON MINE PERMIT RENEWAL PN C-80-004
• From: DMG
• To: GRAND VALLEY COAL CO
• Type & Sequence: RN4
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Deparimenl ul Nalur,J Resources
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DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
January 16, 1996
Ruy ROmer
Grnernor
Mr. Chuck Roberts la mes S. Luchhead
Department of Natural Resources E~eCO1"eDifeO°'
Division of Water Resources Miehael U. Lonl;

1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 D rvismn Dircclnr
Denver, CO 80203
Dear Mr. Roberts:
Pursuant to Title 33, Article 34, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised
Statutes, the Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice that on
January 10, 1996, an application for renewal of a valid, existing permit to
conduct coal mining operations, Permit No. C-80-004, by Grand Valley Coal
Company, P.O. Box 70, Loma, CO 81524, was deemed complete for the purposes of
filing. All reviews and comment periods as provided in the Act and
Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this day of filing.
The applicant proposes to continue conducting underground coal mining
operations at the McClave Canyon Mine within the previously approved permit
area located to the east of State Highway 139, approximately 19 miles north of
Loma, Colorado. The permit area is located in the following portions of
Township 7, Range 102 West, 6th P.M., in Garfield County, Colorado:
Section 15 ALL
Section 21 E 1/2, E 1/2 W 1/2, SW 1/4 NW 1/4, and NW 1/4 SW 1/4
Section 22 ALL
Section 16 E 1/2
Section 27 N 1/2
Section 28 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 and NE 1/4 N41 I/4
The renewal application includes updated compliance information and
modifications to the hydrologic monitoring plan.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.6 minute Quadrangle map
of Garvey Canyon and Howard Canyon.
A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the Garfield
County Courthouse, 109 8th St Ste 200, Glenwood Springs, CO. Written
comments, objections or requests for an informal conference on the application
may be submitted to, and additional information obtained from, the Division of
Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,