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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />arvi?ian? a? ??c«??T?or?, ???i?? ??D s?a??rY
<br />De?artmerxt of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 21 ?
<br />Denver, Colorado 8??03
<br />Phone; (3?3? ???-3??7
<br />FAQ: ?3?3) 832-81??
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<br />SAFETY
<br /> Biill Ritter,lt,
<br />Desty Dyer Governer
<br />?,, Bureau ofLand Managen]erlt Harris D, Sherman
<br />l?"ncompahgrc ?i?ld Gfflce s~xecutive Dir@Ctor
<br />X505 S, Townsend Ave. Ronald ?, Cattar?y
<br />1Vlantroso, ?? ? l ?? l Division Director
<br /> Natural Resource Trustee
<br />lie: Elk Creek and anbarn creek Mine ?perrnit No. -1981-Q???
<br />Technical revision Application No. G? {TR-G? .
<br />Ventilation ?oreholes
<br />bear Mr. Dyer.
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mu?uig and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 11 G,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on ?iovember 9, ?0?9, an application to revise coal nvning operations at
<br />the Ells Creep and Sanborn Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing The revlslon was submitted by
<br />oxbow 1V[ining, 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 as many as thirty-three gob vent boreholes at the Elk Creak Mine.
<br />Twenty-seven dti?l pads and associated temporary, light use roads will ?? installed; the barehales will be fitted with purrips for
<br />mine ventilation, and eventually reclaimed.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 0 miles forth of Somerset, Colorado. The pernvt
<br />area is further described as follows.
<br />Township 1 youth, Range ? west, nth PM - all or parts of ?ectiun ?9 - ??
<br />Township 1 ? youth, Range 91 west, nth P - all or parks of sections ?? - 2.7 and 34 - 3?
<br />Township 13 auth, Range 89 west, nth pIVI ? all or parts of Sections ? and 7
<br />Township 1 ? South, Range 9o west, nth PM -all or parts of sections 1-1 ? and 17
<br />Township 13 auth, Range 91 west, nth PM - all or parts of sections 1- ? and 11-13
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on UGS 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 coi?iplete, At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place copies of this application at the Paar?ia Public Library,
<br />Z Third street, Paonia, CC $148; at the Delta and Gunnison County planning Departments; and at the Division office. FQr
<br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room ? l5,
<br />I313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 50?0?, ??0?? 8Gd-357. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we
<br />request that comments be submitted within fifteen ? t } days of this letter, if no comments arc 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,
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<br />Marcia L. Talvitie
<br />Environmental Protec?on Specialist
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<br />Mined Land Reclamatiar? Denver • Grand Junction ? Durango Active ar?d Inactive Mines
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