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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 COLORADO
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D [VISION O F
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<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING
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<br /> SAFETY
<br />November 2, 2009
<br />Bill Ritter, )r.
<br />Carl Johnston Governor
<br />Office of Surface Mining Harris D. Sherman
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center Executive Director
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Ronald W. Canny
<br />Denver, CO 80202 Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 64 (TR-64)
<br />Ventilation Boreholes (3)
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<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 November 2, 2009, an application to revise coal mining operations at
<br />the Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by
<br />Oxbow Mining, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of
<br />filing.
<br />This Technical Revision provides for the addition of three (3) gob vent boreholes at the Elk Creek Mine. Three drill pads and
<br />associated temporary, light use roads will be installed; the boreholes will be fitted with pumps for mine ventilation, and
<br />eventually reclaimed.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 0 miles North of Somerset, Colorado. The permit
<br />area is further described as follows:
<br />Township 12 South, Range 90 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 29 - 32
<br />Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 25 - 27 and 34 - 36
<br />Township 13 South, Range 89 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 6 and 7
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 1 - 12 and 17
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 1 - 3 and 11-13
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Somerset and Bowie.
<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 Paonia Public Library,
<br />2 Third Street, Paonia, CO 81428; at the Delta and Gunnison County Planning Departments; and at the Division office. For
<br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we
<br />request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will
<br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Marcia L. Talvitie
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />MLT/Ahd
<br />GTR-03 C1991022 M1,T_10302009105721.doc
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