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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
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />COI.OILAD0
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />February 9, 2010 Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br /> Governor
<br />Routt County Commissioners Harris D. Sherman
<br />County Commissioner Executive Director
<br />P.O. Box 773598 Ronald W. Cattany
<br /> Division Director
<br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994082)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 3 (RN-3)
<br />Dear Routt County Commissioners:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, The
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
<br />Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 8, 2010, an application to renew an
<br />existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Yoast Mine was considered complete for the purposes of
<br />filing. Seneca Coal Company has submitted an application for successive renewal (RN-3) for the mining and
<br />Reclamation permit for the Yoast Miife (Permit # C-1994-082). All review and comment periods as provided in
<br />the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Seneca Coal Company, LLC proposes to continue Surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land
<br />located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32
<br />T5N, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Dunckley and Mount
<br />Harris.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Routt County Commissioners, P.O. Box
<br />773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477. For additional information, to provide written comments, or request an
<br />informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty days (30) after the last public notice in the Steamboat
<br />Pilot.
<br />Sincerely, ---
<br />Daniel T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />DTM/Ahd
<br />C-RN-03 CI"40 2 DTM 02092010031724.dw
<br />office of office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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