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Introduction This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) for the Somerset Mine (Permit C-81-022>. Thi; document includes updated findings for all previous permitting actions in addition to: 1) the proposed decision to approve the Permit Revision No. Two application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the Permit Revision No. Two application, a descripticn of *,he environment affected by the operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. The Division has received surface coal mining and r application was submitted Somerset Mining Company. within Delta and Gunnison lands included within the an application for a permit revision to conduct aclamation operations at the Somerset Mine. The by the operator of the Somerset Mine, which is The mine is located on federal and private lands Counties, Colorado. The legal description of the permit area is: Township 12 South, Ranqe 90 West, 6th PM Sec. 31: Lot 12, 13, 14 Townshio 13 South, Range 90 West. 6th PM Sec. 3: Std/4, SE/4 Sec. 4: SE/4 Sec. 5: Lot 8 Sec. 6: N/2, N/ZSW/4, SW/45W/4, NW/45E/4 Sec. 7: All except NW/4SE/4 Sec. 8: A11 except E/2NE/4, NE/4NW/4 Sec. 9: All North of Highway 133 Sec. 10: All North of Railroad Sec. 17: NE/4NW/4, NW/4NE/4 Tcwnshio 12 South, Ranqe 91 West. 6th PM Sec. 34: Lot 15. 16 Sec. 35: Lot 7, 14, I5, 16, 19, Z0, 2I, 2Z 52c. 36: Lot 5, 6, 7, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Townshio 13 South, Ranqe 91 Test, 6th PM Sec. l: All Sec. 2: All except S/2S~Ua Sec. 3: ^IE/4, Lot 3, ~/2SE1a Sec. 11: E/ZNE/4 Sec. 12: All except W/25E/4, NE/4Sld/4 Sec. 13: N/2NE/4, N E/4NW/4 16. 17