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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1373 Sherman St., Roam 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 O I v 15 1 o N o r
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 MINERAL S
<br />FAX: (3031832-8106 &
<br /> GEOLOGY
<br /> RECLAMATION
<br />September 13, 2002 MINING • S A F E T 7
<br />Liane Mattson Rill Owens
<br />U.S. Forest Service Governor
<br />Paonia Ranger District Greg E. Watcher
<br /> Executive Director
<br />P.O. Box 1030
<br />Paonia, CO 84128 Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Acting Division Director
<br />Re: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 40 (TR-40)
<br />TR-40, Modification to Reclamation Plan
<br />Dear Ms. Mattson:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 13, 2002, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Sanborn
<br />Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC. All
<br />review and comment periods as provided in the Ac[ and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Oxbow Mining LLC requests a change in the reclamation plan to include modification of seed mix.
<br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 0 miles North of Somerset. The permit area is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />Portions of Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 34, 35 and 36, Township 12 South, Range 91 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, all of 6 and 7, Portions North of the North Fork of the Gunnison River in Sections 8, 9, 10,
<br />portions of Sections 1 I, 12, and 17, Township 13 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections I-3, 1 I-l3, Township 13 South, Range 91 Wes[ ofthe 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that [his application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at [he Delta County
<br />Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, Delta, CO 81416, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written
<br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Shemtan Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns
<br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerel~~~~'~~~
<br />a.
<br />Jim R. Burnell
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JRB/Ahd
<br />C-TR-03 C1981022 ]RB 20020913 25617 PM
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