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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
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<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
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<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
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<br />C O L O R A D O
<br />D I v t s I o N OF
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 RECLAMATION
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING
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<br /> SAFETY
<br />March 10, 2008 Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br /> Governor
<br />Natural Resources Conservation Service Harris D. Sherman
<br />Meeker Field Office Executive Director
<br />Halandras Building Ronald W. Cattany
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<br />P.O. Box 837 Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Meeker, CO 81641
<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 66 (TR-66)
<br />Degas Boreholes LWB10-1 Through 4
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<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 March 10, 2008, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Deserado Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The mine operator proposes to drill four degas boreholes within the mine permit area. The work will disturb 0.7 acres of
<br />private and Federal land.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Northeast of Rangely, Colorado. The permit
<br />area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, RI01 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County; Portions of Sections 21, 23,
<br />25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101 W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33, T3N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in
<br />Rio Blanco County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rangely Northeast and Cactus
<br />Reservoir.
<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 Rio Blanco County
<br />Clerk and Recorder, 500 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641, 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,
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<br />Jason D. Musick
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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