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<br />STATE OF COLyiv~uU
<br />D1 VISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Deparimeni of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 87., Room ? I S
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N O F
<br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567 MINERAL S
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8706 &
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br /> RECLAMATION
<br />Apri117,2001 MINING•SAFETY
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<br />Barry Tollefson Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management Greg f. Watcher
<br />Gunnison Resource Area Executive Director
<br />216 North Colorado Michael R. tong
<br /> Division Director
<br />Gunnison, CO 81230
<br />Re: ~Yest Elk Mine (Per~rtit No. C-1980-007)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 4 (RN-4)
<br />Dear Mr. Tollefson:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Atticle 33, Section I I8,
<br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 17, 2001, an application to renew an existing permit
<br />to conduct coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All
<br />review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and [he Rules initiate
<br />from this date of filing.
<br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on
<br />land located approximately 9 miles east of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions or all of Sections 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, and 36, Township
<br />13 South, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M.; and portions or all of Sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, Township 13 South,
<br />Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Somerset and Bowie.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Gunnison County Courthouse, 200 E
<br />Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230, and a[ the Division office. For additional information, to provide written
<br />comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice
<br />in the Delta County Independent.
<br />Si erely,
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<br />im R. Burnell
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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