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TPROOF OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF LAS ANIMAS} SS
<br />Aileen Hood, of lawful age, being first duly
<br />sworn upon oath, deposes and says that she is
<br />the authorized agent of The Chronicle-News,
<br />daily newspaper of general circulation which is
<br />published and circulated in the City of
<br />Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, that
<br />said newspaper is a newspaper of general
<br />circulation complying with all of the requirements
<br />of Articles I to VII, Chapter 130, 1935,
<br />Colorado Statutes Annotated, and all other
<br />laws of said State, and that said legal / notice
<br />has been so published for the period of time
<br />prescribed in said newspaper proper and not a
<br />supplement, the fir t publication of which was
<br />made on thr, day of
<br />• _ , 2009, and
<br />published thereafter on
<br />and final publi ' n thereof was in the issue
<br />dated the _day of
<br />.2009.
<br />
<br />Su sc 'bed and sworn t before me this
<br />day o--
<br />A. .,_2009. /
<br />G. Simpson
<br />NOAH G. SIMPSON
<br />NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF COLORADO
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) has
<br />reclaimed located
<br />begun the process of terminatTlg ipe?mlida area an, site are
<br />dad Basin Coal Mine (TBM). on in Can about 5:5 miles west he the dsturbed andtrecon 1-25 laimed'areaslaare in Sections
<br />Las Animas County. . T
<br />15 and 22, T31 S R65W of the 6th Principle Meridian. The permit area
<br />under consideration for termination of jurisdiction an final 12501 acres,'`.
<br />lease is approximately 1125 acres of which approxtely
<br />was disturbed for surface operations and subsequently reclaimed.
<br />The TBM coal mine was originally permitted by Trinidad Basin Mini g,
<br />Inc., approved by the Division in 1982. The projected life of them e
<br />was five years based on an annual production of 240,000 tons per yea .
<br />Due to a pattern of violations that occurred i late 1983 and
<br />end a the TBMy 19 minin the Mined Land Reclamation Board t eLRB) s slaox of the cessation of min-
<br />permit. The Division was notified by
<br />ing operations in November 1985 and the operator initiated reclamation of violations operations. Following a another 993 sthe permit wash permanently bre-
<br />tween 1985 and 1992, in May 1993,
<br />voked rte t nt of $132,280.00, was
<br />forfeited to the the LRe of and the o. bond, in the amou
<br />fo
<br />has completed reclamationkat thedsi the utilizing all of theavailab eVbond
<br />Since the ermit was monies. The Division conducted regular and
<br />instabil'ityriin the sreclalmation
<br />document any y udes
<br />work completed. Stability of the reclaimed land, successful r impacts hin
<br />of grasses, (orbs and shrubs, minimization ofhydrol4g P
<br />the permitted area, and prevention ofhydrologic impacts outside the per-
<br />mitted area demonstrate that the site has been successfully reclaimed
<br />over ine past 12 years. Current post-mining land use ofrangeland for
<br />cattle grazing and'ranchette development has been achieved and dem
<br />onstrated over the revegetation liability period. the sight and rmination of
<br />ain
<br />involvement rwith the TBM coal mine U No bondDmones sremover
<br />for release or disbursement to any party. Written comments, objections, termination of u may for
<br />submittedalt she nferColoradence on1 of Reclamation, juris-
<br />diction
<br />and Safety, 1313 Sherman St, Rm 215, Denver, CO 80203. Please
<br />submit those written comments within 30 days of the last publication of
<br />this notice.
<br />Published November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2009
<br />RECEIVED
<br />JAN 19 2010
<br />Division of rteclamation,
<br />Mining and Safety
<br />My commission expires on November 18, 2012
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