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INTRODUCTION <br />The Colowyo Coal Company L.P. ("Colowyo") presently mines coal from Federal Coal <br />Leases No. D-034365, C-35874, and C-29224 on an area southwest of Craig, Colorado. With <br />this application, Colowyo is requesting a permit renewaUpermit revision of a valid existing <br />permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado under the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973, Section 34-33-101 et sea and the Rules and Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Rec]amation Board (CMLRD) effective August 30, 1980. The permit <br />revision provides for the mining and reclamation of a previously unpermitted portion of <br />Federal Coal Lease C-29224 and Colorado State Coal Lease 257/135. <br />Geoeranhic Settine <br />The Colowyo operation is located approximately 28 miles southwest of Craig, Colorado on <br />State Highway 13/789, as shown in Figure 1, General Location Map. State Highway 13/789 <br />provides direct access to the mine from both Craig and Meeker, Colorado. The elevation of <br />the mining area is approximately 7,300 feet above sea level. The mining operation is in <br />Moffat County and Rio Blanco County, Colorado. <br />The Colowyo operation is drained by one intermittent drainage, Taylor Creek, an ephemeral <br />drainage, Streeter Creek, and bordered by perennial drainages, Goodspring Creek and Wilson <br />Creek. Taylor Creek flows into Wilson Creek, and both Wilson Creek and Goodspring Creek <br />• flow eventually into Milk Creek which is located northeast of the mining operation. Milk <br />Creek flows into the Yampa River, approximately 9 miles from the Colowyo mine. <br />Introduction I Date Revised: 6/28/05 <br />Revision No: MR-73 <br />