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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 C O L O RA D C• <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 MIN &RA L $ <br /> <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 Ci E O L Ct G Y <br /> RECLAMATION•MINING <br /> SAFETT•SC IENCE <br />November 22, 2005 <br /> Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br />Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado Russell George <br />P.O. Box 351 Executive Director <br />202 Railroad Avenue Ronald W. Catlany <br />Rifle, CO 81650 Division Director <br /> Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN-6) <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <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 November 15, 2005, an application to renew an existing <br />permit to conduct coal mining operations at the McClane Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes <br />of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the <br />Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br />Central Appalachia Mining, LLC, has submitted an application for renewal of a valid existing permit to conduct <br />coal mining and reclamation for its McClane Canyon Mine, Permit No. C-1980-004. McClane Canyon Mine is an <br />operating underground mine on land located approximately 20 miles north of Loma, Colorado. The current permit <br />will expire on July 6, 2006. The application requests successive renewal of the permit for an additional five year <br />permit term. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, and 28, T7S, R102W, 6th PM, all in Garfield County. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Howard Canyon & <br />Garvey Canyon. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. <br />Box 20,000, Grand Junction, CO 81501. Written comments or request for an informal conference should be <br />directed to the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303) 866-3567, within thirty days (30) after the last public notice in the The Daily Sentinel. If you have questions <br />or require additional information, please contact me at the Division's Grand Junction Field Office, (970) 242-5025. <br />Sincerely, <br />~ %, <br />Dan T. athews/ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />DTM/Jrc <br />C-RN-OJ CI9R0004 DTM ?0051 I IS I IBI7 PEA <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />