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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone (303)866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />December 29, 2003
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<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />MIN SRALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECUMATION•MI NING
<br />SAFETY•SCIENCE
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<br />Bill Owens
<br />Office of Surface Mining cGVemor
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />Greg E. Watcher
<br />1999 Broadwa ,Suite 3320
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<br />P.O. Box 46667 Ronald W. Cottony
<br />Denver, CO $0201-6667 Division Director
<br /> Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 46 ITR-46)
<br />Revise Backfill and Grading Timeframes
<br />Deaz Mr. Johnston:
<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 December 26, 2003, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Seneca II-
<br />W Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review
<br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This revision would extend bacld'ill and grading timeframes For B Pit Area until 3/31/04 and for Southom segment of
<br />Ridgeline A Pitunti112/31/04.
<br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles South of Hayden. The permit azea is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />TSN, R88W; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 1 I, t4, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, R88W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24
<br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19
<br />The above•mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hayden Gulch, Hayden, Dunckley, and
<br />Mt. Han-is.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required [o place a copy of this application at the Routt County
<br />Courthouse, P.O. Box 773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to
<br />provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to compty with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerel ~
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<br />Dan T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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<br />C-7RA3 @Jf982@$7 DTM_20031229 90038 AM Office of Colorado
<br />Mined Land Reclamation - Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey
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