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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 />June 3, 2010 <br />Assistant State Supervisor <br />Fish and Wildlife Enhancement <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506-3904 <br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 73 (TR-73) <br />19-Right Dewatering Borehole Installation <br />Dear sir or Madam: <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, <br />Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June 3, 2010, an application to revise coal <br />mining operations at the Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was <br />submitted by Twentymile Coal, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br />TR-73 proposes to conduct drilling, completion, operation, and reclamation of mine dewatering borehole 19-Right <br />and associated mine water transfer pipeline and ancillary facilities. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles Southwest of Steamboat <br />Springs, Colorado. 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 <br />and 36 in 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 Rattlesnake Butte, Cow <br />Creek, Dunckley, Milner, Mount Harris, and Oak Creek. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rattlesnake Butte. <br />Additional surface disturbance is proposed in the vicinity of the 6MN site as a result of this revision application. <br />As a result, the Division does not anticipate additional impacts to wildlife. <br />Office of office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines