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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />131.3 Sherman 51., Room 215 {
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<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 I
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<br />Phone: 1703) 866J567 I
<br />FAx: 13031 832-8106
<br /> DEPARTMENT OF
<br /> NATURAL
<br />March I I, 1998 RE$OLJfZCES
<br />Delta County Commissioners Roy Rumer
<br /> Governor
<br />County Commissioner
<br /> lames S. Lochhead
<br />501 Palmer E.ecuuve Dhecior
<br />Delta, CO 81416 Michael B Lnn1;
<br /> Drvu~on Direcmr
<br />Re: West Elk bline (Permit No. C-80-007)
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 8
<br />Box Canyon Permit Revision
<br />Dear Delta County Commissioners:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118,
<br />Paragraph I, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 11, 1998, a permit revision application far 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 the 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, 2l, 22, 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, 2~, and 26, Township l3 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. Room 215. 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567,
<br />within thirty (30) days after [he last public notice in the Deltn Counrv Independent.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Michael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />MPB/J RC AL\OSSURC\T!?IPCPR0~00] 11PR
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