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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />June 1, 2009
<br />Kurt Mill
<br />Region Manager
<br />Rocky Mountains Region
<br />P.O. Box 700
<br />Clifton, CO 81520
<br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056)
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 8 (PR-8)
<br />Western Mining District Expansion
<br />Dear Mr. Mill:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Harris D. Sherman
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118,
<br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 29, 2009, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act
<br />and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The applicant proposes to expand its underground development alining and underground longwall mining operations into
<br />Sections 17, 18, 19, and 20 of T5N, R86W, and Sections 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, and 35 of T5N, R87W, 6th P.M., Routt
<br />County, Colorado. The applicant proposes to add 2,540 acres of new underground mining acreage, but proposes no addition of
<br />new permit area acreage. The applicant additionally proposes no new surface disturbance area acreage. Some surface areas
<br />overlying and immediately adjacent to the proposed underground mining acreage are expected to be affected by subsidence.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is located approximately 23 miles Southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The
<br />permit area is further described as follows:
<br />In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4N, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36
<br />in T5N, R87W; and all of T5N, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 35, and 36.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rattlesnake Butte, Cow Creek,
<br />Dunckley, Milner, Mount Harris, and Oak Creek.
<br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Routt County Clerk and Recorder, 136 6th Street,
<br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or to
<br />request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Steamboat Pilot.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Janet H. Binns
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />Office of
<br />Office
<br />Mined Land Reclamation of
<br />Denver Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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