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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$106 <br />May 25, 2005 <br />Ron Velarde <br />NW Regional Wildlife Manager <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />NW Regional Service Center <br />711 Independent Ave. <br />Grand Junction, CO 81505 <br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 48 (TR-48) <br />Permit to Construct the 6 North Mains Shaft and Associated Equipment and Facilities. <br />Dear Mr. Velarde: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MIN SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION•MINING <br />SAFETY•SLIENLE <br />Bill DWenS <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive DlfeLlOl <br />Ronald W. rattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Rewurce Trustee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, <br />Section 116, Pazagraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 25, 2005, an application to revise coal <br />mining operations at the Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. Twentymile Coal <br />Company submitted the revision. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br />This Technical Revision would permit construction of the 6-North mains shaft and associated ancillary equipment <br />and facilities. Two maps of the revision application, Exhibit EX 16F-Ml Wetland Delineation 6MN Intake Shaft <br />and Exhibit EX 16F-M2, Wetland Delineation 6MN Intake Shaft, aze enclosed. In addition, the Division has asked <br />the applicant to provide you with a copy of Map 24, Sheet 3 of 3, 04/22!05, of the revision application. A copy of <br />the complete revision application is on file at the offices of Twentymile Coal Company at the Foidel Creek <br />Mine site (29515 Routt County Road #27, telephone 970-879-3800), at the Routt County Court House (Clerk <br />and Recorder's Offices), and at the Division. Copies of the complete Permit Application Package are on file at <br />the Foidel Creek Mine site and at the offices of the Division. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles Southwest of Steamboat <br />Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4W, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 <br />and 36 in TSN, R87W; and all of TSN, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 35, and 36. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rattlesnake Butte, Cow <br />Creek, Dunckley, Milner, Mount Hams, and Oak Creek. <br />Because the above referenced technical revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit <br />area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting <br />your agency's evaluation of the proposal. Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and <br />Office of ~ Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />