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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF h11NERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depslmenl of Natural Resources <br />131 3 Sherman St., Room ? 1 i <br />Denver, Colorado 80?03 <br />Phone: 13031 866-3567 <br />FA\: (303) 83?8105 <br />October 19. 1999 <br />DIVISION O F <br />IvtINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />R E C L A M A T I O N <br />MIN ING•SAFETY <br /> Bil I Owens <br />Colorado River Water Conservation District eovemor <br />P.O. Box 1120 Greg E. watcher <br />Glemvood Springs, CO 80601 E~eculhre Director <br /> Mkhael 0. Long <br /> <br />Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-025) Dwivan Director <br />Technical Revision Application No. 21 (TR-21) <br />Addition of Coal Ownership Map, Reclassification of Bridges, Cleanings Disposal Si[e, Retention of Road, <br />Delete Topsoil Stockpile, & Abandon a Spillway <br />Dear Sir or tvtadam: <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 October 19, 1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the North <br />Thompson Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by MINREC, Inc. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technical revision adds Drawing Number D-3-30, Coal Ownership Map, to the Permit. It reclassifies bridges to foot <br />traffic, provides for a pond cleanings disposal area, incorporates a letter requesting retention of roads, recognizes the <br />elimination of a topsoil stockpile, and recognizes an abandoned emergency spillway of Pond T-2. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 10 miles southwest of Carbondale, Colorado. The <br />permit area is further described as follows: <br />T8S, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34 and 35 <br />T9S, R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4 ' <br />T7S, R88W; Portions of Sections 20, 29, 30 and 32 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Stony Ridge R Carbondale <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Garfield County Courthouse, 109 8th St, Ste <br />200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, <br />contact the Division of Ivtinerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Shetman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. in <br />order for us to comply with regulatory time Games, wz request that comments be submitted within fifteen (I S) days of this letter <br />or within 10 days after the publication in the G/emvood Post, whichever is later. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Byron G. Walker <br />Environmental Protection Specialist SL`.OSSVRQTEMPJiD)@50] <br />