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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) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />April 6, 2010
<br />Dick Wolfe
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />Division of Water Resources
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 72 (TR-72)
<br />Coal Refuse Disposal Area Drainage Modifications
<br />Dear Mr. Wolfe:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr
<br />Governor
<br />James B. Martin
<br />Executive Director
<br />Loretta E. Pineda
<br />Director
<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 April 6, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Twentymile Coal, LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />TR-72 proposes to modify the under-drain alignment for the approved Coal Refuse Disposal Area expansion. The proposed
<br />modification shifts the discharge point of the under-drain from Pond D to Area 1 pit.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles Southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
<br />The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />In portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, T4N, R86W; Sections 32 and 33, T6N, R86W; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35. and 36 in
<br />T5N, R87W; and all of T5N, R86W with the exception of Sections 34, 35, and 36.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cow Creek, Dunckley, Milner, Mount
<br />Harris, and Oak Creek, Rattlesnake Butte.
<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 Routt County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, 136 6th Street, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />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 comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
<br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />V
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<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JDM/Ahd
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver - Grand Junction - Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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