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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING 1 AND SAFffY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 21
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />P (0 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8
<br />March 29, 2010
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I I S I ON 0 F
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />M INI N G
<br />SAFET
<br />Aran B. E dd ins B ill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Delta County C lerk and Recorder
<br />Governor
<br />C ounty Clerk James B. Martin
<br />501 Palmer
<br />Executive Director
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />R e: Elk Creek Alin (Permit No. C -1981 -022)
<br />Technical Revision Application Nn. 6 'T'
<br />Methane Drainage Facility at Elk Creek Fan Bench
<br />Dear Ms. Eddins:
<br />The Division of Reclamation,, Mi ng and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with 'Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statues, that on March 29, 2 1 , an application to revise coal m ining operations at the
<br />Elk Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Oxbow Mh ing, LL C. 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 Miring, LLC proposes to expand the upper Elk Creels Mine Fan bench by approximately
<br />0 .1 acres to facilitate completion of a 210" sleep, 18" steel eased methane drainage borehole and construction of a twin electric
<br />dri' en methane exhauster system. The operator has requested no new disturbed acreage with this revision application.
<br />The underground coal n11111�"i operation, is on land located gust north of Somerset, Colorado. The permit area is further
<br />described as follows:
<br />Township 12 South, Range 90 west, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 2 — 32
<br />Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PIS -- all or parts of Sections 25 -- 27 and 34 — 3 6
<br />Township 13 South, Range 89 west, 6th PIS - all or parts o f Sections 6 and 7
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90 west, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 1 -12 and 17
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 west, 6th PM - all or parts o Sections 1 - 3 and 11 - 1
<br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on US GS 7 .5 minute Quadrangle 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 tune 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, unlr�son 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 frames, we request that comments be
<br />submitted within fifteen 15 days of this letter. If no connnents are received by then, we will proceed o n the assumption that
<br />you have no concern with, or objections to, the applicanfs proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />m
<br />Michael P.1 oulay
<br />E nvironmental Protection Specialist
<br />- TR - C I 981022M PB 039201010
<br />Office of Office o f
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Deaver a Grand ]unction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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