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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 June 28, 2007 Greg Wolff Colorado Historical Society, The Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 ® Bill Ritter, Jr. Governor Harris D. Sherman Executive Director Ronald W. Cattany Division Director or Natural Resource Trustee Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C-1981-010) Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5) Dear Mr. Wolff: The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section H 8, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June 27, 2007, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. Trapper Mining Inc. proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: Portions of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Township 5 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of Sections 30 and 31, Township 6th North, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of Sections 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36, Township 6 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Castor Gulch. Trapper Mining Inc proposes to renew the mining and reclamation permit for the Trapper Mine. The renewal application does not propose changes to the currently approved mine plan but does provide updates to ownership and control of the property and officers of the company. In accordance with the May 1991 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between our agencies, we must have your concurrence in order to approve -this proposal. We are required to make a finding that "the proposed operations will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on or those places eligible for listing, as determined by the SHPO, on the National Register of Historic Places, unless approved jointly by the Board and the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park or place." Therefore, we request that you submit comments regarding your concurrence with, concerns with, or objections to this proposal. In order that we may comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days of this letter. Please refer to the MOU when undertaking your review. COLORADO DIVISION O F RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines