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lntrndurtinn <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Division of Minerals and Geology (the <br />Division) for the King Coal Mine. This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve <br />the permit revision application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the permit <br />revision application, a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description <br />of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written tndings of compliance the Division has <br />made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information <br />concerning the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for a permit revision to expand the surface coal mining <br />and reclamation operations at the King Coal Mine by approximately 195 acres. The application <br />was submitted October 20, 1997, by National King Coal, Limited Liability Company (LLC). The <br />mine will be operated by National King Coal LLC. The mine is located on both federal and <br />private lands within La Plata County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included <br />within the permit area is as follows: <br />Original permit area: Township 35 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 31&32 Right of Entry and Lease (Road and West Pond) 3 Acres MOL <br />Section 31: N'/x NE'/a SE'/a Lease: C-29125 180 Acres <br />Section 32: SW'/a <br />Section 31: SE'/a NE'/a Lease: P-058300 160 Acres <br />Section 32: SE'/a NW'/a; WY2 NW'/a <br />Permit Revision Ol: Township 35 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 31: S'h NE'/a SE'/a; SE1/a SE'/a Lease Mod. C-29125 60 Acres <br />Permit Revision 02: Township 35 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 28: SWYa SW'/a Private Lease: Van Kamp 320 Acres <br />Section 29: SE'h SE'/a <br />Section 32: NE'/a NW'/a: NE'/a <br />Section 32: SE'/a Private Lease: Kambe 160 Acres <br />Permit Revision 03: Township 35 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 31: Lot4; SW'/a NE'/a; SE'/a SW'/a; W'/z SE'/a Lease: C-49465 194 Acres <br />1 <br />