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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 9, 2009
<br />Assistant State Supervisor
<br />Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
<br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81506-3904
<br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C-1981-010)
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 6 (PR-6)
<br />Proposed Trapper Mine Plan for 5 Year Permit Term 2008-2012
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S ION 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 (DMG) hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article
<br />33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 9, 2009, an application to revise
<br />coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and
<br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Trapper has provided updated mine plan for the 5-year permit term, 2008-2012. This plan includes East Ashmore,
<br />Flintlock, East Ashmore, (Z), Gatling, and the new Kimber Pits. Ash disposal will continue in the Ash disposal pit.
<br />Two fills are proposed, Horses fill and Buttress fill. An additional 312 acres of new disturbance is proposed within
<br />the current permit area.
<br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, Colorado. The
<br />permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Township 5 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Portions of Sections 30 and 31, Township 6th North, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Portions of Sections 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36, Township 6 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Castor Gulch.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in the Craig Daily Press that this permit revision application has been
<br />deemed complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of
<br />this application at the Moffat County Clerk and Recorder, 221 W Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at the Division
<br />office. For additional information or to provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567.
<br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days
<br />of the last publication mentioned above.
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand lunction . Duranen Artiva and Inartiva Minac
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