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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 51., Room ? I S
<br />Dcnvcr. Colorado 80?0.1
<br />F hone: (3031 8hh~3567
<br />FAX: 13071 852-8107,
<br />September 19, 1996
<br />Mr. Alan Kesterke
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />Montrose District
<br />2465 South Townsend Avenue
<br />Montrose, Colorado 81401
<br />Re: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 27
<br />Reclamation Plan Revision
<br />Deaz Mr. Kesterke:
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<br />DEPARTMENT OI
<br />NATURAL
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<br />Roy Romer
<br />Governor
<br />fames S. Lochhead
<br />Executive Director
<br />M¢hael B. Long
<br />Division Director
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
<br />Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September O5, 1996, an application to
<br />revise coal mining operations at the Sanborn Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing.
<br />The revision was submitted by Pacific Basin Resources. All review and comment periods as provided in the
<br />Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The revision addresses modification of the reclamation plan for revegetation and seed mix, nursery stock
<br />transplanting requirements, eliminating the riparian designation for the reclaimed Lower Hubbard Creek site,
<br />adjusting sampling techniques, and adding a species diversity standard.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located north of the town of Somerset, Colorado. The permit
<br />area is further described as follows:
<br />Township 12 South, Rance 90 West, 6th P.M.
<br />Section 31: S'k S'fi
<br />Township 12 South, Ranee 91 West. 6th P.M.
<br />Section 34: Lots 15, 16
<br />Section 35: Lots 7, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, and 22
<br />Section 36: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17
<br />Township 13 South, Range 89 West, 6th P.M.
<br />Section 6: Lots 17, 21, and 22
<br />Section 7: Lots 1, 2, and 3 North of River
<br />Townsh~ 13 South, Range 90 West. 6th P.M.
<br />Section 1: Lots 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
<br />Section 2: Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
<br />Section 3: Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, l7, and 18; S'k SW'.4
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