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Introduction This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (the Division) for the New Horizon Mine. This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve the permit renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the permit application, a description of the 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 Boazd for Coal Mining. The Division has received an application for a permit revision (PR-OS) to expand and continue to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the New Horizon Mine. The application was submitted by Western Fuels-Colorado. The mine will be operated by Western Fuels-Colorado. The mine is located on private lands within Montrose County, Colorado. The legal description of the New Horizon Mine is portions of: PR-OS NW'/a, Section 6, T46N, R15W N''/z, Section 1, T46N, R16W SW'/a, Section 31, T47N, R15W S''/z, Section 36, T47N, R16W Current SW'/a Section25, T47N, R16W N'/z Section 36, T47N, R16W SW'/aNW`/a, Section 3l, T47N,R15W NW'/aSW'/a, Section 31, T47N, R15W E'/z, Section 6, T46N, R15W E'/xW'/z, Section 6, T46N, R15W The above mentioned tracts of land containing 808.3 acres more or less aze shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Nucla Quadrangle map. Proposed Decision The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve an application for a permit revision, PR 0-5. The application was submitted by Western Fuels-Colorado for the mine. This decision is based on a finding that the operations will comply with all requirements of the Colorado State Program as found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., and [he Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. If no request for a formal heazing is made within thirty (30) days of the first publication of the issuance of this proposed decision, then this decision becomes final. Upon submittal of acceptable surety by [he applicant, the permit will be issued. The permit application, all supporting documentation and any stipulations or conditions will become a binding part of the permit. All previous conditions and stipulations from other permitting actions have been complied with.