<br />Delta County
<br />n pendent
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA Ss.
<br />1, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am publisher
<br />of the Delta County Independent: that the same is a weekly news-
<br />paper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />of Delta. State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
<br />United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions
<br />of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publishing
<br />legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of
<br />the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or four con-
<br />secutive insertions; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated March 26th, A.D., 2008.
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated April 16th, A.D., 2008.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />16th day of April. A.D., 2008.
<br />General manager
<br />of said
<br />Delta County Independent.
<br />Subscribed and
<br />Public in and fo
<br />for
<br />State of Colorado, t
<br />2008.
<br />before me, a Notary
<br />County of Delta,
<br />day of April. A.D.,
<br />
<br />1
<br />Notary Public
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2009
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane, Delta. CO 81416
<br />Oxbow Pant L?LCI, E(OMLLC)
<br />located at 3737 Hwy 133, P.O. Sox
<br />536, Somerset, CO 81428 has sub-
<br />mined to the Colorado Division of
<br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety,
<br />(CDRMS) an application for renewal
<br />of a valid, existing pemhN to conduct
<br />coal mining in Colorado for its mkhfng
<br />Permit C-1981-022. The application
<br />covers the combined operation of
<br />the Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek
<br />mines.
<br />The permit area is looted within the
<br />area shown on the U.S. Geological
<br />Survey. 7.5 Minute, Somerset and
<br />Bowie Quadrangle maps and more
<br />particularly described as follows:
<br />The surface facilities for the Elk Creek
<br />and Sanborn Creek mines are locat-
<br />ed north of the town of Somerset,
<br />which Is located nine miles northeast
<br />of Pacnia, Colorado, The facilities are
<br />located north of the Not Fork of the
<br />Gunnison River (located due south
<br />of the town of Somerset), north of
<br />State Highway 133 and north of the
<br />Union Pacific Railroad right.-of-way.
<br />The Elk Creek mina portal Is located
<br />approximately one mile north and the
<br />reclaimed Sanbom Creek mine portal
<br />L4 located approximatey one mile
<br />east of the town of Somerset.
<br />The OMLLC. Elk Creek mine and
<br />Sanborn Creek mine permit area is
<br />located on the following described
<br />lands:
<br />Township 12 South, Range 90,
<br />Wash 6th PM
<br />Sec. 29: s12sW1/4, SWIMSE1/4
<br />Sec. 30: S12S12
<br />Sec. 31: AN
<br />Sec. 32: Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 10,
<br />11, 12, 13, 14, 15, W12NE1/4,
<br />NW1/4
<br />Township 12 South, Range 91,'
<br />Weal 6th PM
<br />Sec. 25: S12S112
<br />Sec. 26: S12S12
<br />Sec. 27: SE114SE1/4
<br />Sec. 34: Lots 8, 9, 15. 16,
<br />E12NE7/4
<br />Sec. 35: All
<br />Sec. 36: AN
<br />Township 13 South, Range 89.
<br />West. 6th PM
<br />Sec. 6: Lots 17, 21, 22
<br />Sec. 7: Lots 1, 2, and 3 North of the
<br />Centerline of the River
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90,
<br />West 6th PM
<br />Sec. 1: AN
<br />Sec. 2 AN
<br />Sec. 3: Lots 10, 11, 13, 14, 15,
<br />16, 17, 18, S12SW1/4
<br />Sec. 4: Lots 13, 14, 15, 16,
<br />S12S12
<br />Sec. 5: All
<br />Sec. 6: All
<br />Sec. 7., AN
<br />Sec. 8: All North of the Centerline
<br />of the River 8 Town of Somerset
<br />Sec. 9: AN North of the Centerline
<br />of the River
<br />Sec. 10: All North of the Centerline
<br />of the River
<br />Sec. 11: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4. S. 6, 7,
<br />8, tot 9 North of the Cenedine
<br />of the River, NWIME114 North
<br />of the Centedline of the River,
<br />N12SW1/4 Not of the Centerline
<br />of the River, NW114SW1/4 North of
<br />the Centerikre of the River
<br />Sec. 12: Lots 1, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
<br />8, North of the Centerline of the
<br />River, S12NW114, SW1/4NE114,
<br />and NW1/4SW114 North of the
<br />CenterWme of the River
<br />Sec. 17: NEt/4NW7/4, and NWl/
<br />4NEi/4-North of the Centerline
<br />of the River and Town of Somerset
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91,
<br />Wed. 6th PM
<br />Sec. 1: AN
<br />Sec. 2 Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S12NW114,
<br />S12NE1/4, SE1/4, N12SW1/4
<br />Sec. 3., Lots 1, 2, 3, S12NE1/4,
<br />N12SE1/4
<br />Sec. 11: E12NE1/4
<br />Sec. 12: AN
<br />Sec. 13: Lot 1, N12NE1/4
<br />The CDRMS Permit area Contains
<br />approximately 13,180 acne of Sur-
<br />face lands of which 5551 acres are
<br />on private land and 7,629 acres are
<br />on Federal land. The Permit area
<br />is located within both Deft and
<br />Gunnison Counties.
<br />A copy of the Permit renewal aP*111-
<br />tlon is available for public k"Pection
<br />es the Data County Planning Offer.
<br />501 p~ Street, Deft, CO 81416,
<br />the Gunnison County Planning
<br />Office. 221 North Wkoonain Street
<br />- suNe D. Gunnison, CO Will and
<br />the Paome Public Library, 140 Grand
<br />Avenue, Peonis, CO 81428 and at
<br />the offices of the Colorado Division
<br />of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
<br />(CDRMS), 1313 Sherman Street
<br />Room 215, Denver, CO 80203. tele-
<br />phone number 303-866.3567.
<br />Witten comments, ogeotone or
<br />requests for an informal conference
<br />on the renewal application may be
<br />submitted to and additional Intomha-
<br />tion obtained from the CDRMS at
<br />the address noted above. Comments
<br />rosy be submitted to the CDRMS
<br />within 30 days of the NO publication
<br />of this notice.
<br />Published in the Doke County
<br />Independent March 26, April 2, 9 and
<br />16, 2008.
<br />sworn
<br />the
<br />his 16th
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