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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 />December 26, 2007 <br />Garfield County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />109 8th Street, Suite 200 <br />Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-3355 <br />Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-025) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5) <br />Dear Garfield County Commissioners: <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS 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, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 26, 2007, an application to renew an <br />existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at North Thompson Creek Mine was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and <br />the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br />MINREC, Inc. proposes to continue reclamation operations on land located approximately 10 miles southwest of <br />Carbondale, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />T8S, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34 and 35 <br />T9S, R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4 <br />T7S, R88W; Portions of Sections 20, 29, 30 and 32 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Stony Ridge, Carbondale, <br />and Cattle Creek. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder, 109 <br />8th Street, Suite 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-3355. For additional information, to provide written comments, <br />or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman <br />Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty days (30) after the last public notice in the Glenwood <br />Springs Post Independent. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jason D. Mus ck <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-RN-03 CI981025 JDM 12262007103119.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines