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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to Approve Pemut Renewal Application No. 4 <br />(RN-4), submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC for a coal mining permit at the West Elk Mine <br />(Permit No. C-1980-007). The proposed renewal will allow for continued mining and/or reclamation <br />operations at the site. <br />The West Elk Mine is located in Gunnison County, approximately 9 miles east of Paonia, Colorado. Coal <br />interest at this Underground mine is Federal and private, and the surface to be affected is Federal and <br />private land. The permit azea encompasses approximately 9,583.00 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S„ <br />and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />A copy of the "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance", including any stipulations, is on file for <br />public inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215 Centennial Building, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, and at the Gunnison County Clerk's Office, 200 E <br />Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed <br />decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must <br />be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to <br />the proposed decision. <br />