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December 31, 2007 i` l ' s <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety JAN 10 2006 <br />1313 Sherman Street Division otr haciarnaSon, <br />Room 215 Mining and safety <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re. Technical Revision to the New Horizon Mine Permit No. C-81-008 . This Technical <br />Revision is to Section 2.05.4(2)e. This is by Western Fuels-Colorado (WFC) in Nucla, CO. <br />Dear Sirs: <br />I am writing this letter as a formal protest to the application.ftm Technical Revision to the <br />Nev; Horizon Mine Permit No. C-81-008. Also to the renewal of their existing permit. This <br />Technical Revision covers the change in Success Standards i»Irrigated Pasture m a <br />standard to a reference area <br />I have lived in Nucla most of my life and I ern a landowner in the area affected by WFC. I am <br />familiar with this area, the people who are landowners, and the agricultural uses of the land <br />in the area. Agriculture has been a mainstay of this area since Nucla became a town and was, <br />in fact, the reason the town of Nucla evolved in 1906. Land in this area has been and still is <br />utilized for crops such-as alfalfa, corn, wheat, and oats, etc. Some-oftheland is used as irrigated <br />pastureland, but this is usually the inferior land that is not as well suited for crop production. <br />.Even crop land,. once harvested , is pastured. This is not the primary use of the acreage and <br />should not be how it is classified. <br />This is one reason for my protest. The Morgan property which is the property, <br />in question, is irrigated farmland. After inspection of the revision; this <br />property along with Bensons, Lloyds, Johnsons, etc. are all to be classified <br />as DRYLAND. This is unheard of. Just prior to the take over of the -Sunshine <br />Comer of Morgans, We purchased 200 ton of prime Alfalfa Hay. The Morgans <br />have always planted Alfalfa and the Sunshine Place was some of the prettiest <br />fields in the country. These lands have always been irrigated crop lands with <br />very high yields. <br />I am objecting and would like to see all of this land in question put back the <br />way it was or better prior to the leases. Feed is not overly plentifUin Nucla <br />and all of these prime farmlands should be put back as such. Dry land is <br />out ofthe question and there is water available to put these lands back. <br />Some oft he Morgan property being mined has some of the best topdsoil <br />here. - <br />Thank you,