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r 1 <br />Introduction <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Division of Minerals and Geology <br />(the Division) for the King Coal Mine. This document includes: 1) the proposed decision to <br />approve the permit revision application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review <br />of the permit revision application, a description of the environment affected by the operation <br />and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of <br />compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found <br />in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for a permit revision to expand the surface coal <br />mining and reclamation operations at the King Coal Mine. The application was submitted <br />November 8, 1993 by National King Coal, Inc. The Mine will be operated by National King <br />Coal Inc.. The mine is located on Federal and Private lands within La Plata County, <br />Colorado. The legal description of the lands included within the pernrit area is: <br />The original permit area: <br />Township 35 North. Range 11 West. N.M.P.M. <br />Section 31: N/2 N/4 SE/4, SE/4 NE/4 <br />Section 32: SW/4, SE/4 NW/4, W/2 NW/4 <br />Section 29: SW/4 SW/4 SW/4 <br />For Permit Revision 02: <br />T34N R11W - N.M.P.M. <br />Section 5 El/2 NW/4 <br />T35N R11W Section 32 SE/4 <br />For Permit Revision 03: <br />T35N Rl l W <br />Section 28 SW/4 SW/4 <br />Section 29 SE/4 SE/4 <br />Section 32 E/2 NE/4 <br />For Perniit Revision 04: <br />T34N R11W N.M.P.M. <br />Section 6, EI/2 NWI/4, WI/2 NEI/4 <br />T35N R12W N.M.P.M <br />Section 36 SEl/4 <br />The permit now encompasses 1323.5 acres, more or less. <br />