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 />March 10, 2008
<br />Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
<br />1120 Lincoln St., Ste. 801
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 66 (TR-66)
<br />Degas Boreholes VWB10-1 Through 4
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S 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,
<br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 10, 2008, an
<br />application to revise coal mining operations at the Deserado Mine was considered complete for the
<br />purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. All review and comment
<br />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
<br />disturb 0.7 acres of private and Federal land.
<br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Northeast of Rangely,
<br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County; Portions of
<br />Sections 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101 W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32,
<br />and 33, T3N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rangely Northeast
<br />and Cactus Reservoir.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed
<br />complete. At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of
<br />this application at the Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder, 500 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641, and at
<br />the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of
<br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(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
<br />the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />TAM -,Ire r-
<br />Jason D. Musick
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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