Laserfiche WebLink
STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DepanmeN of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51 . Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone. 1703) 866-3567 <br />FAX: 13031 872 8106 <br />April 26, 1996 <br />Mr. Larry Kline <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway Blvd., Suite 3320 <br />Denver. Colorado 80202-5733 <br />Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Fermi.[ No. C-81-025) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 19 <br />Midterm Responses <br />Dear Mr. Kline: <br />I~~~~ <br />DEPARTMEIJT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Rnmer <br />e~„-emnr <br />lames S Lochhead <br />6eaiuve Dnecror <br />Michael tl. Lnng <br />Dirisron Dircaor <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 33, Atticle 34, <br />Section I l8, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on Apri125, 1996, an application to revise coal <br />mining operations at the North Thompson Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The <br />revision was submitted by MINREC, Inc, All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The revision addresses issues raised by the Division during its midterm review of the North Thompson Creek <br />permit application. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately nine miles southwest of Carbondale, <br />Colorado. The mine site is located in Pitkin County in Sections 34 and 35, Township 8 South, Range 89 West, <br />6th P.M. The loadout is located in Ga~eld County in Section 6, Township 8 South, Range 88 West, and <br />Sections 29, 30, and 32, Township 7 South, Range 88 West, 6th P.M. These tracts of land are shown on USGS <br />7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Stony Ridge and Carbondale, respectively. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Garfield County Courthouse <br />in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and at the Division off+ce. For additional information or to provide written <br />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 comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. 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 />~~~~ ~ ~~ <br />Bazbara L. Pavlik <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />BLP/bjw <br />1ew~inw.ou <br />