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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes that an application to
<br />renew a valid, existing permit to conduct coal mining and reclamation
<br />operations submitted by Twentymile Coal Company for the Foidel Creek Mine be
<br />approved with conditions.
<br />The Foidel Creek Mine operation is located in Routt County, approximately 23
<br />miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The mine is an underground
<br />mine with an anticipated maximum production capacity of 3.5 million tons per
<br />year, The coal to be mined is privately and federally owned, and the surface
<br />to be affected is privately owned. The permit area encompasses approximately
<br />74,563.0 acres in Sections 7, 8, and 9, T4N, R86W: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
<br />7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, TSN, R86W;
<br />Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; and Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and
<br />36, TSN, R87W.
<br />This proposed approval decision is based on a finding that the proposed
<br />operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal
<br />Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101, et seg., and the regulations
<br />promulgated thereunder.
<br />Copies of the proposed decision including stipulations, are on file for public
<br />inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215,
<br />Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the
<br />County Clerk's Office in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Persons with an
<br />interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a
<br />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
<br />publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable
<br />specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed
<br />decision.
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