2007-12-28_REVISION - C1981008 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 12/28/2007
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: WCQD & Water Resources
• Type & Sequence: TR56
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
December 28, 2007
Dick Wolfe
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, CO 80203
Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008)
Technical Revision Application No. 56 (M-56)
Sediment Ponds 011 and 013 As-Builts
Dear Mr. Wolfe:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 28, 2007, an application to revise
coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision
was submitted by Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the
Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
This technical revision proposes to incorporate the As-Built information and certifications for Sediment Ponds 011
and 013. The operator has requested no new disturbed acreage with this technical revision application, nor would
additional lands be incorporated into the permit area.
The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1 mile north of Nucla, Colorado. The permit
area is further described as follows, and is situated in Portions of. Sections 25, and 36, Township 47 North, Range
16 West; Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 15 West; Section 6, Township 46 North, Range 15 West; and
Section 1, Township 46 North, Range 16 West.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Nucla Quadrangle map.
The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete.
At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at
the Montrose County Clerk and Recorder, 161 South Townsend, Montrose, CO 81401, and at the Division office.
For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone]. In order for us to comply with
regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no
comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
to, the applicant's proposal.
Sincerely,
/UI c c.Q P °u?
Michael P. Boulay
Environmental Protection Specialist
C-TR-03 _CI"1009 MPB 122920D7093554.dm
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Office ti
Denver • Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines