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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
<br />County of La Plata, SS the Herald
<br />State of Colorado Duran
<br />Drawer A, Durango, Colorado 81302
<br />I, Sarah K. Silvernail, do solemnly swear that I am the customer service representative of the Durango Herald, and that I have
<br />personal knowledge of the essential facts stated herein; that the same is a daily newspaper printed in whole, and published in the
<br />County of La Plata, State of Colorado, and has a general circulation therein; that said newspaper has been published continuously
<br />and uninterruptedly in said County of La Plata for a period of more than twelve months next prior to the first publication of the
<br />annexed Legal notice or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-class matter
<br />under a provision of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly
<br />qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado.
<br />That the annexed legal notice or advertisement was published in the
<br />regular and entire editions of said daily newspaper one time only, XXXX
<br />A.D., 2008; once each day for XXXX consecutive issue days; once each week
<br />on the same day of each week for the period of 4 consecutive insertions; and
<br />that the first publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper
<br />dated August 8 A.D., 2008, and that the last publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated August 29 A.D., 2008.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 29 day of
<br />August, A.D., 2008. Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public in and for the
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<br />County of a Plata, State of Colorado this 29 day of AAust, A.D., 2008.
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<br />Notary Public
<br />My Commission expires q-wc?;
<br />Beginning on the south line of said
<br />section 33 whence the east 1/16
<br />comer common to said sections 33 .
<br />and 4.bears N 82°3923" E a dis-
<br />tance of 16022'; '
<br />thence S'50°32'00° W a distance of
<br />872.30'; thence N 18°29'20' W a .
<br />distance of 987.30'; thence N
<br />50°46'31" E a distance of 410.77`,
<br />thence N 4p°42'10" W a distance of
<br />467.05' to the west line of lot 6, of
<br />said section 33; thence N 04.22'42".
<br />E a distance of 93.44' along the
<br />west line of said lot 6; thence N
<br />30°00'00" E a distance of 365.69',,
<br />thence N 53°00'00" E a distance of
<br />260.001; thence S 52°00'00" E a dis-
<br />tance of 730.00';
<br />'thence S 00°00'00" E a distance of
<br />1112.61'; which is the point of be-
<br />ginning, containing 33.060 acres
<br />more or less. The Carbon Junction
<br />Mine permit area contains a total of
<br />192.770 acres more or less.
<br />The surface owners of the properly
<br />are Oakridge Energ , Inc. and Wi -
<br />liam D Ewing Jr, a'JFirst Interstate
<br />Bank of Denver. The U.S.G.S. 7.5
<br />minute quadrangles titled "Durango
<br />East' and "Loma Linda" contain the
<br />permit area of the mine. The mine
<br />site is located two miles southeast
<br />of the Durango city limits, midway
<br />u Carbon Junction Canyon, on
<br />wing Mesa. This Is approximately
<br />one mile bast of the Highway..
<br />160-550 business route unction, ly-
<br />ing one mile east of the Animas Riv-
<br />er. A copy of the bond release re-
<br />quest application is available for
<br />public review at the La Plata County
<br />Clerk and Recorders Office, La Pla-
<br />ta County Courthouse, 1060 Sec-
<br />ond Avenue, Durango, CO 81302,
<br />and at the Colorado Division of
<br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety,
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Den-
<br />ver, Colorado 80203, phone (303)
<br />8663567, in accordance with Rule
<br />3.03.2(3) any person with a valid le-
<br />gal Interest which might be ad-
<br />versely affected by release of the
<br />bond, or any federal, state, or local
<br />governmental agency with jurisdio- ;
<br />tion over regulated activities at the
<br />mine shall have the right to file writ-
<br />ten objections to or comments upon
<br />the requested release and/or file a
<br />request for an informal conference
<br />with the Division within thirty (30) •'
<br />days of the last publication of this
<br />notice, or within thirty (30) days of
<br />the completed bond release In-
<br />spection to be conducted by the Di-
<br />vision, whichever is later. All corn-
<br />ments, objections, and requests
<br />must be submitted in writing to the
<br />Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining, and Safety at the above ad-
<br />dress.
<br />Published in The Durango Herald,
<br />August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2008.
<br />9 West, Section 33, Township 341/2
<br />North, Range 9 West and Section 4,
<br />Township 34 North, Range 9. West,
<br />North of Ute Line, New Mexico Prin-
<br />cipal Meridian, In La Plata County,
<br />Colorado, being more particularly
<br />described as follows: Beginning at
<br />the Southeast Comer of said Sao-
<br />tion 33, Township 35 North;
<br />Thence S 89° 55' 10" W, 513.29
<br />feet along the south line of said
<br />Section 33, Township 35 North;
<br />Thence S 18° 14' 00 W, 3334.13
<br />feet to the East 1/16 Corner corn
<br />mon to said Section 33, Township
<br />34+h North and said Section 4;
<br />Thence S 03" 17' 33" W, 1137.79.
<br />feet along the east line of the
<br />NW'/<NE+/4 of said Section 4 to the
<br />Northeast 1/16 Comer of said Sec-
<br />tion 4; Thence S 79" 49' 43" W,
<br />1092.45 feet along the south line of
<br />the NW1/4NEY4 of said Section 4 to
<br />the Center-North 1/16 Corner of
<br />said Section 4; Thence S 79" 23'
<br />29"W, 916.43 feet along the south.
<br />line of the NEY4NW'/4 of said Sec-
<br />tion 4 to a 5/8" rebar with a tlh" alu-
<br />minum cap stamped PLS 18450;
<br />Thence North, 1234.40 feet to the
<br />north line of the NE'ANW'/4 of said
<br />Section 4;
<br />Thence N 82° 40'03" E, 269.99 feet
<br />along the north line of the
<br />NEY4NW'/4 of said Section 4 to a
<br />5/8" rebar with a 1%" aluminum cap
<br />stamped PLS 18450;
<br />Thence N 12" 46' 13" E, 1495.67
<br />,feet; Thence N 02° 37 25" E,
<br />318.25 feet; Thence N 82" 42' 50"
<br />E, 255.73 feet; Thence N 00" 30'
<br />26" E, 358.02 feet; Thence N 52°
<br />944' 41" E, 347.51 feet; Thence N
<br />02° 32' 25" E, 175.16 feet; Thence
<br />,N 00° 59' 47" E, 548.75 feet;
<br />Thence East, 600.00 feet; Thence
<br />N 14" 06' 30" E, 235.92 feet;
<br />Thence N 72° 09' 57" E, 174.30
<br />.feet; Thence S 69" 50' 40" E,
<br />359.30 feet; Thence N 21" 31'3r
<br />E, 791.07 feet; Thence N 85" 48'
<br />07" E, 1505.47 feet to the east line
<br />of the SEY4SEY4 of said Section 33,
<br />'Township 35 North; Thence S 00°
<br />53' 22" W, 709.42 feet along the
<br />east line of the SEY4SEY4 of said
<br />Section 33, Township 35 North to
<br />the point of beginning, containing
<br />225.83 acres more or less. This
<br />tract is to be reduced by the in-
<br />scribed tract, which is further de-
<br />scribed as follows:
<br />A tract of land located In Section
<br />33, Townshl , 341h North, Range 9
<br />West, and Section 4, Township 34
<br />North, Range 9 West, North of Ute
<br />Line, New Mexico Principal Med&
<br />an, In La Plata County, Colorado;
<br />bein? more particularly described
<br />as to Idws: . .
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