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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY w,
<br />Departmem of Nawral Resources ~ •:~
<br />131 7 Sherman St ,Room ZI S
<br />Denver, Colnracio 80203
<br />Phone: 15031 A66J567
<br />FA%:1}031 83?-a106
<br /> DEPARTMENT OF
<br /> NATURAL
<br />March 1 I, 1998 RESOURCES
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<br />Delta County Planning Department Rny Rumen
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<br />Planning Director Sames S Eochhead
<br />501 Palmer Exeewive Direeto•
<br />Delta
<br />CG 81416 Michael B. Long
<br />, Division Direnor
<br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-80-007)
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 8
<br />Box Canyon Permit Revision
<br />Dear Delta County Planning Department:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section l 18,
<br />Paragraph I, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 11, 1998, a permit revision application for a permit
<br />to conduct coal mining operations, Permit No. C-80-007 by Mountain Coal Company (MCC), was considered
<br />complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal
<br />Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and Regulations of thz Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal
<br />Mining initiate from this date of filing.
<br />With this permit revision, MCC proposes to add approximately 1,743 acres to their permit area. The revision
<br />proposes to add the remainder of the Box Canyon Federal coal lease (COC-56447) area to MCC's current permit area.
<br />No surface facilities are proposed with this revision. MCC only proposes to incorporate additional mining area.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is located approximately 9 miles east of Paonia. Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Portions or all of Sections 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2?, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, and 36, Township
<br />13 South, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M.; and portions or all of Sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, Township 13 South,
<br />Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Somerset and Bowie.
<br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder's
<br />Office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology. Rootn 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. (303) 866-367,
<br />within thirty days after the last public notice in the Defrn Cnunn~ Independent.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Michael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />MPB/JRC \I ~OSSURC~TE\IPCPRWt101 )IPR
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