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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAWY
<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 />March 29, 2010
<br />COLORADO
<br />DI rs10N of
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Arch Crouse Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Colorado Dept of Public Health Environment Govemor
<br />Air Pollution Control Division James B. Martin
<br />4300 Cherry Creels Drive South Executive Director
<br />Denver, CO 80222-1530
<br />Re: Elk Creek Mire (Permit No. C-1981-022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. TR-
<br />Methane Drainage Facility at Elk Creek Fawn Bench
<br />Dear Crouse:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 3, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 29, 2010, an application to revise coal 44 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 ulation 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, 1" steel used 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 minin operation is on land located just north o Somerset, Colorado. The permit area is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />Township 12 South, Range 90 west, 6th PM - all or pars of Sections 2 — 32
<br />Township 12 South, Range 91 west, 6th PSI - all or parts of Sections 2 - 27 and 34 — 36
<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 parks of Sections 1 - 12 and 17
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 west, 6th PSI - all or parts of Sections 1 - 3 and 11 - 13
<br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7. min ute Quadrangle map 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 81416, Gunnison County Clerk & Recorder, 221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison,
<br />CO 81230, Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Street, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or
<br />to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Shennan Street,
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866 -3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time fra es, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen 1 days of this letter If no cornments. are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicants proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />1 '
<br />Michael P. noulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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