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<br />• • III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FA%:(3031832-8106 <br />October 21, 1993 <br />Mr. Basil Bear <br />Bear Coal Company, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 518 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: Bear Mine No. 3, File No. C-81-033, MR-17 <br />Dear Mr. Bear: <br />°~ Coco <br />,~~ R <br />o <br /><b <br />.. <br />~ IB]6 ~ <br />Roy Ramer <br />Governor <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division Dueuor <br />The Division has reviewed your application for Minor Revision No. 17 to Permit No. C-81-033. <br />The revision addresses a mine plan change for the Bear Mine No. 3 B-Seam and also adds dates <br />that mining occurred in the prior B-Seam mining process. <br />The Division has issued a proposed decision to approve the revision (decision form attachedl. <br />The mine plan change was allowed to be addressed as a minor revision due to the limited areal <br />extent and the orientation of the revised plan. The proposed panels and main are located in <br />areas that were previously approved in mine plans for the Bear Mine No. 3 B-Seam, but were <br />subsequently deleted from the present plan for one reason or another. <br />Subsidence reports indicate that preceding mining has not created slope stability or subsidence <br />problems above the Bear Mine No. 3 workings. The area where the proposed main and panels <br />are located is considered to be more stable than areas previously undermined without <br />significant impacts. <br />Because the proposed first north mains have been truncated on the north end, the Division no <br />longer limits mining in these mains to development mining only. It is also understood that <br />retreat mining will probably not occur, as Bear Coal plans to use these mains for access to <br />additional coal reserves in the future. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />cQ~ ~`~EJ`~/~ /. <br />Steve S. Shuey } `v~j <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />SSS/bjw <br />cc: Jim Stover <br />m:\oss\bjw\sss.bcc <br />y <br />'R <br />