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<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303)832-8106
<br />Febmary 1, 2002
<br />Liane Mattson
<br />U.S. Forest Service
<br />Paonia Ranger District
<br />P.O. Box 1030
<br />Paonia, CO 84128
<br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 95 (TR-95)
<br />Incidental Boundary Change
<br />Dear Ms. Mattson:
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />MINERALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING•SAFETY
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Greg F. Walther
<br />Exetulrve Dveaor
<br />Michael B. Lung
<br />Division Director
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accorda»ce with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 1, 2002, an application to revise coal mining
<br />operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted
<br />by Mountain Coal Company, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
<br />initiate from this date of filing.
<br />MCC proposes an incidental boundary change and add to [he permit the details of a lease modification and.a mine
<br />plan change.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles east of Paonia, Colorado. The
<br />permit azea is further described as follows:
<br />Portions or all of Sections 9, 10, 15, ]7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 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, 25, and 2(i,.Township 13 South,
<br />Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete.
<br />At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at
<br />the Gunnison County Courthouse, 200 E Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230, and at the Division office. For
<br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time
<br />frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. if no comments are received
<br />by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's
<br />proposal.
<br />Sin erely,''%!22~~~,'',,~,
<br />lm R. Bumel]
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
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