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iii iiiiiiiiuiiiiii <br />999 <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Redamauon and Enlorcement <br />BrooAs Towers <br />1020 15th Sireei <br />Denier, Colorado NO?02 <br />September 1, 1992 <br />Richard Mills <br />Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corporation <br />P.O. Box 1299 <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />TAKES ~ <br />PRIDE INS <br />AMERIC=- <br />~~ <br />m~ ~ <br />~ ^ <br />RECEIVED <br />SEP 0 3 1992 <br />UIViJiUia yr <br />MINERALS & GEOLOGY <br />Dear Mr. Mills: <br />The Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, <br />Department of the Interior, approved on August 26, 1992, <br />the Orchard Valley Mine mining plan modification for <br />Federal leases C-25079, C-27432, D-036955, C-37210. The <br />mining plan modification approval authorized a 50~ <br />reduction in mining to about 18 million tons of Federal <br />coal in 6670 acres of Federal leases C-25079, C-27432, <br />D-036955, and C-37210. <br />Approval of this mining plan modification supersedes the <br />Orchard Valley Mine mining plan for Federal leases <br />C-25079, C-27432, D-036955, and C-37210. Mining <br />operations must be conducted in accordance with both the <br />Colorado State permit and the approved mining plan. <br />I have enclosed a copy of the mining plan approval <br />document for the mining plan modification. Please read <br />the terms and conditions of the mining plan approval <br />document carefully. If you have any questions, please <br />contact Bob Coleman or me at (303) 844-2400. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ranvir Singh, Chie <br />Federal Lands Branch <br />Enclosure <br />cc: BLM Montrose District <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />OSM Albuquerque Field Office <br />