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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 58 (TR-58) for the Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022), <br />submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC. In Technical Revision No. 58, Oxbow Mining LLC is proposing to <br />drill two gob vent boreholes. If the first borehole is successful, the second borehole may not be needed. <br />Both holes would be drilled from existing drill pads using existing roads. No new surface disturbance is <br />planned. One borehole is on land managed by the USDA-Forest Service while the other is on land <br />managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Skid mounted pumps will be used to vent the methane <br />into the atmosphere. Surveys of threatened & endangered species and cultural resources for the area have <br />been previously made. The boreholes, mud pits and preexisting drill pads and roads will be reclaimed <br />after use. Sediment control measures such as straw bales and silt fence will be utilized. <br />The Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mine is an underground coal mine located in Delta County, <br />approximately 0 miles north of Somerset, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface <br />affected is Federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 13,180.00 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., <br />and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed <br />decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be <br />in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the <br />proposed decision.