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Introduction <br />This document is the decision package prepazed by the Division of Minerals and Geology (the <br />Division) for the King Coal Mine. This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve the <br />permit renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of the permit <br />renewal application, a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description of <br />the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as <br />required by the Colorado Surface Coa] Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning <br />the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Boazd for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for a permit renewal to continue to conduct coal mining <br />and reclamation operations at the King Coal Mine. The application was submitted February 19, <br />2002, by National King Coal, Limited Liability Company (LLC). The mine will be operated by <br />National King Coal LLC. The mine is located on federal, state, and private lands within La Plata <br />County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the permit azea is as follows: <br />Original Hermit 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''/z NE'/< SE'/< Lease: C-29125 180 Acres <br />Section 32: SW'/a <br />Section 31: SE'/< NE'/< Lease: P-058300 160 Acres <br />Section 32: SE'/< NW'/a; W'/z NW'/d <br />Permit Revision O1: Township 35 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 31: S%z NE'/< SE%<; SE'/< SE'/< Lease Mod. C-29125 60 Acres <br />Permit Revision 02: Township 35 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 28: SW'/< SW%a Private Lease: Van Kamp 320 Acres <br />Section 29: SE'/z SE'/< <br />Section 32: NE'/< NW'/<; NEY< <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'/4 NE'/4; SE'/, SW'/<; W'/z SE'/< Lease: C-49465 194 Acres <br />Permit Revision 04: Township 34 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. <br />Section 6: E''/z NWl/<; WYz NE'/4 Private Lease: Huntington 160 Acres <br />