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<br /> STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 +
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<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 I
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<br />Phone 17031 866-3567 I
<br />FAx: U03) 8328106
<br /> DEPARTMENT OF
<br />Febmary 24, 1997 NATURAL
<br /> RESOURCE
<br />Mr Bob Shukle Ruy Romer
<br />Water Quality Control Division
<br />Governor
<br />Permit Section lames 5 Lochhead
<br /> Executive Dvecmr
<br />4300 Cherry Creek South Drive hl;en,el e. toil;
<br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 Divfsfon Director
<br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-80-007)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 79
<br />Construction o[ Refuse Pile Expansion Area, New Topsoil & Subsoil Stockpiles,
<br />& Widen Mine Entrance
<br />Dear Mr. Shukle:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues.notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Pazagraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 20, 1997, an application to revise coal mining
<br />operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted
<br />by Mountain Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
<br />initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately nine miles east of Paonia, Colorado.
<br />The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90 West, 6th P.M.
<br />Sections 9, 10, I5, 16, 17, I8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, and 36
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M.
<br />Sections 23, 24, 25, and 26
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Somerset and Sowie.
<br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Gunnison County
<br />Courthouse, 200 E. Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230, and at the Division office. For additional information or to
<br />provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver, 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,
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<br />Michael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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