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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources ~ ~ ~ f,~~.. ~ ~ k' <br />~ Mme.. V <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80:03 FEB 1 91993 <br />Phone: (3031 866-3567 <br />FAx: (103) 832-8106 <br />~iVi ~.l ~.! f~~ <br />MINING PERMIT - COAL MINERALS d. r:]~~.'_;`^•r <br />Permit Date: July 31, 1991 Permit No. C-80-007 <br />Permit Expiration Date: July 31, 1996 <br />of coyer <br />tip, r <br />~~ ~ b <br />O~ <br />-r1 . <br />~ re i6 ~ <br />Ruy Romer <br />Guvemur <br />Michael 8. Lung <br />D rcision Direclnr <br />THIS PERMIT is issued by the Division of Minerals and Geology, Department of <br />Natural Resources, State of Colorado. <br />RECITALS <br />I. Mountain Coal Company ("operator") desires to conduct a mining operation <br />known as West Elk Mine for the purpose of extracting coal. <br />II. On July 31, 1991, the Division of Minerals and Geology ("the Division") <br />approved the operator's application for this permit, fixed the amount of bond <br />and directed that this permit be issued upon the filing with the Division of <br />bond in the amount so fixed in form and substance approved by the Division, <br />and such bond has been so furnished. <br />III. On December 16, 1992, the Division made the following findings: <br />(a) The permit application is accurate and contains all information <br />required under C.R.S., 34-33-101 et sec. and regulations promulgated <br />thereunder and that all the requirements of Article 33 of Title 34, C.R.S. <br />("such article") for the issue of a permit have been complied with; <br />(b) The applicant has demonstrated that reclamation as required by such <br />article can be accomplished under the reclamation plan contained in the permit <br />application; <br />(c) The assessment of the probable cumulative impact of all anticipated <br />mining in the area on the hydrologic balance specified in Section <br />34-33-110(2)(1) has been made by the Division and the proposed operation <br />thereof has been designed to prevent material damage to the hydrologic balance <br />outside the permit area; <br />(d) Granting the permit will not conflict with any designation decision <br />issued pursuant to Section 522 of the Federal "Surface Mining Control and <br />Reclamation Act of 1977", as amended, (P.L. 95-87), nor is the area proposed <br />to be mined within an area under study for unsuitability designation in an <br />administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 34-33-126 or <br />Section 522 of said P.L. 95-87. <br />