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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 />February 3, 2009 <br />Carl Johnston <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 <br />Re: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5) <br />Dear Mr. Johnston: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <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 33, Section 118, <br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 30, 2009, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct <br />coal mining operations at the Southfield Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br />Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. proposes to renew their mining and reclamation permit for an additional five years on land located <br />approximately 7 miles south of Florence, Colorado. All mining operations have ceased and only maintenance and monitoring <br />activities are occurring. <br />The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Mine Area: <br />Portions of Sections 19, 30, and 31; Township 20S, Range 69N of the 6th P.M.; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, and 36; Township 20S, <br />Range 70 W of the 6th P.M. Loadout: <br />Portions of Sections 17 and 18; Township 19S, Range 69W of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Canon City and Rockvale. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Fremont County Clerk and Recorder, 615 Macon <br />Avenue, Room B-5 (100), Canon City, CO 81212, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written <br />comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Canon <br />City Daily Record. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />M:\OSS\ahd\temp\C-RN-05_C 1981014_KAG_02032009083429.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines