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Introduction <br /> This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of <br /> Minerals and Geology (the "Division") for the West Elk Mine. This document <br /> includes : 1 ) the proposed decision to approve with stipulations the permit <br /> renewal application; 2) a summary which includes a history of the review of <br /> the permit application, a description of the environment affected by the <br /> operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the <br /> written findings of compliance the Division has made as required by the <br /> Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning <br /> the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br /> The Division has received an application for a permit renewal to conduct <br /> surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the West Elk Mine. The <br /> application was submitted by Mountain Coal Company (MCC) , and the mine will be <br /> operated by Mountain Coal Company. The mine is located on Federal lands <br /> within Gunnison County, Colorado. The legal description of the lands included <br /> within the permit area is: Sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 , 22, <br /> 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 34, Township 13 South, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M. <br /> The location of the lands can be found on the USGS 7.5 minute Somerset <br /> Quadrangle Topographic Map. <br /> -2- <br />