Laserfiche WebLink
l <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room ? I S <br />Dcnvcr, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (3031 866-3 567 <br />FAX 130 31 83 2-8106 <br />April 26, 1996 <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Glenwood Springs Resource Area <br />P.O. Box 1009 <br />50629 Highways 6 and 24 <br />Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602 <br />~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Rnmer <br />Governor <br />lames 5. Lochhead <br />Execmivc Direciar <br />Michael B. Lnng <br />Divi.iun Duecm~ <br />Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-025) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 19 <br />Midterm Responses <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 33, Article 34, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 25, 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 [he 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 Garfield 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 Cazbondale, 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 office. 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 />'~ h~ <br />~`1 <br />~~ ~ V <br />Barbara L. Pavlik <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />BLP/bjw <br />UuW~iR19.025 <br />