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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />November 15, 2005 <br />Ron West <br />Natural Areas Program <br />Parks and Outdoor Recreation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 618 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN-6) <br />Dear Mr. West: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />MIN &RALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLN MATION~MINING <br />SNf ETY•SC IENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <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, and at the Division office. Written comments or request for an informal <br />conference should be directed to the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the The Daily Sentinel. [f <br />you have questions or require additional information, please contact me at the Division's Grand Junction Field <br />Office, (970) ~4~-5025. <br />Sincerely, I ~\ ~_4~/~~ ~-~' <br />Dan T. Mathews <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />