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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman St., Room 275 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832.8106 <br />March 16, 2006 <br />Jane[ Kieler <br />Colorado Department of Health <br />Water Quality Control Division Permit Section <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 29 (TR-29) <br />Post Mine Topography and Channels <br />Dear Ms. Kieler. <br />RADO <br />O N O F <br />RALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />AEC LANATION•NININO <br />f Af ETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Din:aor <br />Ronald w. vtWr <br />Division Director <br />NaNral Resource Trustee <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 March 16, 2006, an applicaion to revise coal mining operations at the Yoast Mine <br />was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technical revision addresses changes to the post mine topography and to the post mine drainage channel designs <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colomdo. The permit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />T6N, R87 W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32 <br />TSN, R87W, All of Section I7; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, I9, 20, 29, 30 <br />Mt. Harris & Dunckley <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Dunckley and Mount Hams <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 to place a copy of this application at the Hayden Public Library, <br />PO Box 1813, Hayden, CO 81639, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, <br />contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In <br />order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this <br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections <br />to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />M, P, c3 <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />C-1'I(~(]~~1082_MPB_200(AJI6 21947 PM tJ(fice of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />