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<br />Bear Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box 1754, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted a complete application
<br />for the renewal of a valid, existing permit to conduct coal mining reclamation activities in Colorado
<br />to the Division of Minerals and Geology, for its mining permit No. C-81-033.
<br />The Bear No. 3 Mine is located immediately south and east of the town of Somerset, CO. The North
<br />Fork of the Gunnison River is located north of the Mine. The mine permit area is located on the U.S.
<br />Geological Survey 7.5 minute Somerset Quadrangle map within the following sections.
<br />Township 13 South. Range 90 West. 6th P.M.
<br />Section 8: SYzSEYa South of the River
<br />Section 16: W'/zNW'/a, NW'/aNE'/aNWYa, S'/zNEYaNW'/a, SE'/aNWYa, NW'/aSW'/a,
<br />W'/zNE'/aSW'/a, W'/zSWYaSW'/a
<br />Section 17: SWYa, SE'/a, SW'/aNW'/a, SEYaNWYa, SW'/aNEYa, SE'/aNEYa, NE'/aNE'/a,
<br />S'/zNW'/aNW'/a, S'/zNE'/aNW'/a South of the River, SWYaNW'/aNE'/a South of
<br />the River, SEYaNWYaNEYa, NY2NWYaNEYa South of the River, and the tract of
<br />land described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Block
<br />3, as shown in that certain map and dedication recorded in the Office of the
<br />County Recorder, Gunnison County, on June 27, 1960, Reception No.
<br />244850, and running hence N 66 36' S6" E 50.00' to the true point of
<br />beginning; thence N 74 21' 13" E 127.99'; thence N 69 42' 31" E 351.72;
<br />thence N 24 38'11" E 60.00 ; thence S 70 59' 40" W 183.73'; thence S 60 49'
<br />08" W 126.09'; to the true point of beginning; containing 0.407 acres, more or
<br />less.
<br />Section 18: SEYaSE'/a, NE'/aSE'/a, SE'/aNE'/a
<br />Section 20: N'/zNEYa, N'/zSE'/aNE'/a, NYzNWYaNW'/a, N'/zNE'/aNWYa, SE'/aNE'/aNWYa
<br />Section 21: WYzNWYaNWYa, NWYaSWYaNWYa
<br />The approved Bear No. 3 Mine permit area contains 1108.4 acres of land, 1079.6 acres of private
<br />surface and 28.8 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the proposed permit area
<br />encompass 104.4 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 1004 acres. The surface
<br />of the permit area is owned by Bear Coal Company, Oxbow Carbon and Minerals, Arch Coal
<br />Company, Clarence L. Werner Revocable Trust, and the U. S. Government which owns
<br />approximately 28.8 acres of the permitted land in Section 21.
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand
<br />Avenue, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman St.,
<br />Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866-3567. Written comments, objections, or a request for an
<br />informal conference regarding this application may be submitted to the Division of Minerals and
<br />Geology at the above address.
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