2010-04-13_REVISION - C1981012

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/13/2010
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: WQCD
• Type & Sequence: TR52
• Email Name: KAG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O
D I V I S ION OF
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING

SAFETY

April 13, 2010 Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Janet Kieler James B. Martin
Executive Director
Colorado Department of Health
Water Quality Control Division Permit Section Loretta E. Pineda
Director
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80222-1530
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012)
Technical Revision Application No. 52 (TR-52)
Temporary Development Waste Storage
Dear Ms. Kieler:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 9, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at the New
Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC.
All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
The proposed revision request approval for temporary storage of development waste on previously disturbed areas. The
Volume of Material will be limited and final disposition will be in a permanent pile reviewed and approved by the Division in
the near future.
The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles West of Trinidad, Colorado. The permit
area is further 'described as follows:
T33S, R68W, Portions of Sections 24, 25 and 26
All sections are partially or fully projected by New Elk Coal Company due to the unsurveyed nature of the Maxwell Land
Grant. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, and
Stonewall.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Abarr.
The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Las Animas County
Clerk and Recorder, 200 East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082, and at the Division office. For additional
information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215,
1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone]. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we
request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed
on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
Sincerel
Kent A. Gorham.
Environmental Protection Specialist
KAG/Ahd
Office of Office of
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