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December 31, 2007 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />,`o r a° <br />JAN 0 ZUUd <br />Divisionol s,_••iarnation, <br />Mining and S-fety <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 f ma Technical Revision to the <br />New Horizon Mine Permit No. C-81-008..A1W to the renewal of their existin rmit. This <br />Technical Revision covers the change in Success Standards in Irrigated Pasture from a <br />standard to a reference area. <br />I have lived in Nucla most of my life and I am 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, com, wheat, and oats, etc. Some of the land 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 roperty <br />in question, is irrigated farmland : After ins p, <br />pection of the Property along with Bensons, Lloyds, Johnsonsetc. are all to revision, <br />classified <br />as DRYLAND. This is unheard of. Just prior to the take over of the Sunshine <br />Corner 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 plentiful in Nucla <br />and all of these prime farmlands should be put back as such. Dry land is <br />out of the question and there is water available to put these lands back. <br />Some of the Morgan property being mined has some of the best topdsoil <br />here. <br />Thank you, "'4