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~~i ~f~~iiiiniu iii <br />• • <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone 1303) 866-3567 <br />FAX (303183?-8106 <br />May 2, 2000 <br />John Husband <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Little Snake Resource Area <br />455 Emerson <br />Craig, CO 81625 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 14 (TR-14) <br />Stability Analysis for Pond 014 Embankment <br />Dear Mr. Husband: <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•$AFETY <br />Bil I Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Dvedor <br />Michael 8. Long <br />Division Dveaor <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 2, 2000, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by <br />Seneca Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from <br />this date of filing. <br />This technical revision addresses Stipulation No. 15 to the permit, and provides a stability analysis for tfie pond <br />014 embankment. <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The <br />permit area is further described as follows: <br />T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32 <br />TSN, R87W, Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, l7, 18, l9, 20, 29, 30 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Mt. Harris & Dunckley. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Routt County Courthouse, Box <br />773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide <br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. [n order for us to comp{y 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 />~~r~ <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Jrc <br />C~TR-0J CI9900FI MPB 2000050_' I_'00]PM dot <br />