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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION F RECLAMATION, MIMING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
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<br />1313 Sherman St., Roam 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 886-3567
<br />FAX.- (303) 832 -8106
<br />March 29, 2010
<br />COLORADO
<br />D 1I 1 N O F
<br />RTCLAM TI N
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />June Williams Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Cunrd on County Planning Department ovemor
<br />Planning Director James B. Martin
<br />221 N. Wisconsin. Suite
<br />Executive Director
<br />unison, CO 81230
<br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Perndt No. C- 1981 -022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 68 (T 6
<br />Methane Drainage Facility at Elk Creek Fan Bench
<br />Dear Ms. Williams:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining 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 mining operations at the
<br />Elk Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Oxbow Minin , LLC. All
<br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this slate of filing.
<br />With this technical revision, Oxbow I iMM , LLC proposes to expand the upper Elk Creep Mine Fan bench by approximately
<br />0.1 acres to facilitate completion of a 210' deep, 18" steel cased 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 mining 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 Pit -- all or parts of Sections 2 — 32
<br />Township 12 South, Range 91 west, 6th PIS - 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 Fit - all or parts of Sections I - 12 and 17
<br />Township 13 South, Range 9 1 west, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 1 -- 3 and 11 - 13
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7. minute Quadrangle map of Somerset and Bogie.
<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, 5 01 Pahtaer Street, Room, 211, Delta,, CO 81416, Gunnison County Clem & Recorder, 221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison,
<br />CO 81230, Faonla Public Library, Third Street, Paonia, CO 81428, acrd at the Division off For additional information or
<br />to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mi mig 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 he
<br />submitted within fifteen (15 ) days of this letter. If no conunents are received by them, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicanfs proposal.
<br />Sxncer eiy,
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<br />Michael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand junction a Durango Active and inactive Mines
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