Laserfiche WebLink
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) 866-356 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />March 29, 2010 <br />COLORADO <br />D I V i S I 0 N D F <br />RE LAM TI N <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Janet Kieler Bill Ritter, Jr, <br />ovemor <br />Colorado Department f elite <br />� James B. Martin <br />Water Quality Control Division Permit Section Executive Director <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80222- <br />R e: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 - 022) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 6 ('I`ll - <br />Methane Drainage Facility at Elk Creek Fan Bench <br />Dear 11s. Iieler: <br />The Division of Reclamation, hiring and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 29, 2010, an application to revise coal mimin operations at the <br />Elk Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />With this technical revision, Oxbow Mining, LLC proposes to expand the upper Elk Creek Mine Fan bench by approximately <br />0.1 acres to facilitate completion of a 210' deep, 18" steel ease methane drainage borehole and construction of a twin electric <br />driven methane exhauster system. The operator has requested no new disturbed acreage with this revision application. <br />The underground coal mi g operation is on land located just north of Somerset, Colorado, The permit area is farther <br />described as follows: <br />Township 12 South, Range 90 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 29 — 3 <br />Township 12 South, Range 91 west, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 25 - 27 and 3 — 3 <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 -- and 17 <br />Township 13 South, Range 91 west, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 1 - 3 and 11 - 1 <br />The above - mentioned tracts of lam are sho wn on USGS 7. 5 min ute Q uadrangle reap 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 Delta County Clerk & <br />Recorder, 501 Palmer Street, Room 211, Delta, CO 814 Gunnison County Clerk & Recorder, 221 N Wisconsin, Gun <br />CO 81230, Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Street, Paoni CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or <br />to provide written conunents, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 50203, (303) 866 -3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments. be <br />submitted within fifteen 1 days of this letter. If no comments are received by them, we will proceed on the assumption that <br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />- -0 e19 1 PB 032920 1 008333 .doe <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active an Inactive Mina <br />