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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
<br />Colorado 80203 COLORADO
<br />, DIVISION O F
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 L GN
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING
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<br /> SAFETY
<br />August 7, 2009
<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Shannon V. Johnson Governor
<br />Department of Natural Resources Harris D. Sherman
<br />Division of Water Resources Executive Director
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Denver, CO 80203 Division Director
<br /> Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 69 (TR-69)
<br />6 Right Thickener Underflow Borehole and Pipeline Project
<br />Dear Ms. Johnson:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 6, 2009, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Twentymile Coal
<br />Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Twentymile Coal Company proposes to install a Thickener Underflow Pipeline and borehole. The pipeline would extend from
<br />Wash Plant II to a previously disturbed area Southeast of RCR27 and RCR33. The Thickener borehole would be located at this
<br />site and would extend approximately 540 ft to the sealed EMD workings (6-Right). The Pipeline would be buried
<br />approximately 5 ft below the surface.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
<br />The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4N, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36 in
<br />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.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Routt County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, 136 6th Street, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written •comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Janet H. Binns
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />C-TR-03 CI982056 JHB 08072009093822.doc
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