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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve Permit Renewal Application No. 4 <br />(RN-4), submitted by Picketwire Processing, LLC for a coal mining permit at the New Elk Mine (Permit <br />No. C-1981-012). The proposed permit renewal will allow for continued reclamation operations at the <br />site. <br />The New Elk Mine is located in Las Animas County, approximately 25 miles W of Trinidad, Colorado, <br />Colorado. Coal interest at this underground mine is private, and the surface to be affected is private land. <br />The pernut azea encompasses approximately 900.00 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a fmding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., <br />and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />A copy of the "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance", including any stipulations, is on file for <br />public inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215 Centennial Building, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, and at the Las Animas County Clerk's Office, 200 East <br />First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by <br />the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd on the <br />proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this <br />notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the <br />objections to the proposed decision. <br />