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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 64 (TR-64) for the Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022), submitted by Oxbow <br />Mining, LLC. This Technical Revision provides for the addition of three (3) gob vent boreholes at the <br />Elk Creek Mine. Three drill pads and associated temporary, light use roads will be installed; the boreholes <br />will be fitted with pumps for mine ventilation, and eventually reclaimed. <br />The Elk Creek Mine is an underground coal mine located in Delta County, just north of Somerset, <br />Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal, state and private land. <br />The permit area encompasses approximately 13,429.08 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., <br />and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed <br />decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed <br />decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be <br />in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the <br />proposed decision.