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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 I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />May 11, 2007 <br />Ron Velarde <br />NW Regional Wildlife Manager <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />NW Regional Service Center <br />711 Independent Ave. <br />Grand Junction, CO 81505 <br />RE: Munger Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-020) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5) <br />Dear Mr. Velarde: <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article <br />33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 11, 2007, an application to <br />renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Munger Canyon Mine was considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface <br />Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br />CAM Mining LLC proposes to continue Underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land <br />located approximately 18 miles North of Loma, Colorado, in Munger Canyon (mine site) and V2 mile east of <br />Loma (rail loadout site). The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Mine site: Portions of Sections 27, 28, and 29, 33, T7S, R102W, 6th P.M., all in Garfield County. <br />Rail Loadout: Portions of Section 34, T2N, R3W, Ute PM, in Mesa County. <br />Portions of Section 3, TIN, R3W, Ute PM, in Mesa County. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Howard Canyon & <br />Garvey Canyon (Mine Area) and Mack (Loadout Area). <br />This application would allow for renewal of a valid existing permit for the Munger Canyon Mine and Loma <br />Loadout, Coal Mining and Reclamation Permit No. C-1981-020. <br />The renewal application does not propose additional surface disturbance and would not incorporate <br />additional lands into the permit area or otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation <br />measures. Current surface disturbance at the mine site in Munger Canyon is approximately 14.3 acres, with <br />approximately 4.5 acres of disturbance within a reclaimed rail loadout approximately rh mile east of Loma. <br />Operational activity is limited to occasional use of a small coal waste disposal site (for waste coal from the <br />nearby McClane Canyon Mine). There is no active mining at the Munger Canyon Mine. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, <br />Office of <br />Office of Active and Inactive Mines <br />Mined Land Reclamation