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Section I - History <br /> The New Elk Mine, previously known as the Allen Mine, has been in existence since 1951. The <br /> mine operated under an interim permit issued by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br /> (now the Division of Minerals and Geology) on January 25, 1978 as required under the Colorado <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Act. Colorado Fuel and Iron, (CF&I), the owners at that time, <br /> submitted an application for a new permit on February 4, 1981, pursuant to section 34-33-109 <br /> of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act. The application was reviewed by <br /> the Division and a proposed decision was issued on December 19, 1983, permit #C-81-012. <br /> Transfer of permit rights has occurred twice since that time. Permit rights were transferred <br /> from CF&I to Wyoming Fuel Company on January 31, 1984. Permit rights were transferred <br /> from Wyoming Fuel Company to Basin Resources, Inc. on March 29, 1993. <br /> Coal is no longer mined at the New Elk mine. However, the surface facilities remain and were <br /> used to process and loadout coal which originated at the Golden Eagle mine (NC-81-013) four <br /> miles to the east. Mining at the Golden Eagle mine ceased on December 31, 1995. Remaining <br /> coal stockpiles were trucked from Golden Eagle and processed at the New Elk facilities until <br /> March of 1996, at which time New Elk requested and was granted Temporary Cessation (TC) <br /> status. At the time of the writing of this mid-tetra review, the mine remains in TC status. <br /> Section II - Revisions to the Permit <br /> Permit Revisions since Renewal No. 2 (March 1994) <br /> Revision Number Description Date <br /> none <br /> Technical Revisions since Renewal No. 2 (March 1994) <br /> Revision Number Description Date <br /> TR-37 Stip no. 53 response April 1994 <br /> TR-38 Extend RDA conveyor March 1995 <br /> TR-39 Ditch\pond design April 1995 <br /> TR-40 Drill mud to pond 4 July 1995 <br /> -2- <br />