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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />COLORADO
<br />D IV IS I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />July 3, 2008
<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br /> Governor
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<br />Mesa County Commissioners Harris D. Sherman
<br />Executive Director
<br />County Commissioner
<br /> Ronald W. Cattany
<br />P.O. BOX 20,000 Division Director
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Redcliff Mine (Permit No. C-2008-086)
<br />New Permit Application
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118,
<br />Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 3, 2008, an application for a permit to conduct coal mining
<br />operations at the Redcliff Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as
<br />provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land
<br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The applicant CAM-Colorado, LLC, proposes to conduct underground coal mining operations on land located approximately
<br />14 miles North of Loma. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />The proposed mine facilities would be located east of State Highway 139 near mile marker 12. The Government Highline
<br />Canal is located south of the mine facilities. The proposed mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5
<br />minute Highline Lake, Garvey Canyon, and Howard Canyon Quadrangle maps within the following sections.
<br />All of Sections 27, 28, 33, and 34, Township 7 South, Range 102 West, 6`I' P.M.
<br />All of Sections 2 and 3, and portions of Sections 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, Township 8 South, Range 102 West, 6`h P.M.
<br />The proposal is for a new permit to conduct coal mining operations in Colorado. The proposed operation will mine and ship up
<br />to eight million clean tons of coal per year. Most of the coal will be sent through a coal preparation plant to remove rock and
<br />low quality coal from the clean coal stream. A coal mine waste disposal area will be constructed to permanently store the rock
<br />and low quality coal. Clean coal will be transported from the mine by a proposed rail spur that is not regulated by the DBMS.
<br />A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder's office, 544 Rood Ave.,
<br />Grand junction, CO 81501 and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or request an
<br />informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days of the last publication of the public notice in the The Daily Sentinel.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Michael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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