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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF LAS ANIMAS} SS
<br />Aileen Hood, of lawful age, being first duly
<br />sworn upon oath, deposes and says that she is
<br />the authorized agent of The Chronicle-News,
<br />daily newspaper of general circulation which is
<br />published and circulated in the City of
<br />Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, that
<br />said newspaper is a newspaper of general
<br />circulation complying with all of the requirements
<br />of Articles I to VII, Chapter 130, 1935,
<br />Colorado Statutes Annotated, and all other
<br />laws of said State, and that said legal / notice
<br />has been so published for the period of time
<br />prescribed in said newspaper proper and not a
<br />supplement, the fir ublication of which was
<br />made on the day of
<br />IAN I"q 2009, and
<br />published thereafter on
<br />and final publication thereof was in the issue
<br />dated the 7? day of
<br />. 2009.
<br />MAR-
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<br />Subscribed and s
<br />day of
<br />A. D., 2009.
<br />to before the this
<br />
<br />Noah G. Simpson
<br />RECEJVEV
<br />SUN 151009
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<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to
<br />Approve ,Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5), submitted by New
<br />Elk Coal Company, LLC for a coal mining permit at the Golden Eagle
<br />Mine (Permit No. C-1981-013). The proposed renewal will allow for con-
<br />tinued final reclamation operations at the site.
<br />The Golden Eagle Mine is located in Las Animas County, approximately
<br />20 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado, Colorado. Coal interest at this un-
<br />derground mine is private and the surface to be affected is private land.
<br />Due to a final bond release during the previous permit term, the permit
<br />area now encompasses approximately 1.20 acres at the reclaimed
<br />NW-1 ventilation shaft.
<br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed opera-
<br />tion will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Min-
<br />ing Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., and the regula-
<br />tions promulgated thereunder.
<br />A copy of the "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance", includ-
<br />ing any stipulations, is on file for public inspection at the Colorado Divi-
<br />sion of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215 Centennial Building,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, and at the Las Animas
<br />County Clerk's Office, 200 East First Street, Room 104, 'Trinidad, CO
<br />81082. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected. by the
<br />proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land
<br />Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. SucF request must be
<br />made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice; must
<br />be in writing, and must state with reasonabre4specificity the reasons for
<br />the request and the objections to the proposed decision. -
<br />Published May 19, 26, 2009
<br />NOAH G. SINIPSON
<br />NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF COLORADO
<br />My commission expires on November 18. 2012
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