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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII • <br />999 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of h'aturRl Resources <br />1317 Sherman 51., Room ? 1 S <br />Denver, Colorado 80207 <br />Phone: 1303) 866J56? <br />FAY: (3071 832-8106 <br />May 30, 2001 <br />James S. Geier <br />Colorado Department of Health <br />Air Pollution Control Division <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 <br />Re: Lorencito Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1996-084) <br />Pet~ttit Revision Application No. 1(PR-1) <br />Mine Plan Revision <br />Dear Mr. Geier: <br />~_~. <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />&- <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAM ATIO~: <br />MINING•SAFE7Y <br />Rill owes <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Excculive Dircnor <br />Michael B. long <br />Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, <br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 29, 2001, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at [he Lorencito Canyon Mine was considered complete for [he purposes of filing. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Lorencito Coal Company proposes to modify the mine plan to include contour mining in the ]ower portions of <br />Lotencito Canyon, Jeff Canyon and Little Jeff Canyon. A coal loadout would also be located along [he railroad <br />vacks at the mouth of the canyon. <br />The combined surface and underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles west of <br />Segundo on Hwy 12. The perrnit area is further described as follows: <br />On lands south of [he Purgatoire River, lands east of the South Fork of the Purgatoire and Alamosa Canyon, lands <br />north of Vermejo Park, and lands west of Widow Woman Canyon containing approximately 17,862 acres. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Tercio. <br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas County Courthouse, 200 <br />East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082, and at the Division office. For additional information, to <br />provide written comments, or to request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, <br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last <br />public notice in the Chronicle -News. <br />Sincere) , <br />~~~ <br />Kent .Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/]rc <br />C-PR OS GI9960&t-K.nG_'_00105J0_I IJ9J6 AM.Aw <br />