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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 COLORADO
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<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 DIVISION O F
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING
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<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />June 24, 2010 Governor
<br /> Mike King
<br />Shannon V. Johnson Executive Director
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />Division of Water Resources Loretta E. Pineda
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<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 Director
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />Re: Seneca H-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 5 (RN-5)
<br />Dear Ms. Johnson:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118,
<br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June 24, 2010, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal
<br />mining operations at the Seneca II-W Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment
<br />periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Seneca Coal Company, LLC proposes to continue surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located
<br />approximately 9 miles South of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />T5N, R88W; All of Section 15; Portions of Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35
<br />T6N, R88W; Portions of Sections 14, 23 and 24
<br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hayden Gulch, Hayden, Dunckley, and
<br />Mt. Harris.
<br />This application is for renewal of the mining and reclamation permit for the Seneca II-W Mine for an additional five year permit
<br />term. Coal extraction has been completed at the mine and continuing activity under the permit will be limited to reclamation,
<br />maintenance, and monitoring.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Hayden Public Library, 201 E. Jefferson Avenue,, _
<br />Hayden, CO 81639-1813, and at the Division offices in Denver and Grand Junction. To provide written comments, or request
<br />an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Steamboat Pilot. If you have
<br />questions or need additional information, please contact me at the Division's Grand Junction Field Office, (970) 242-5025.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />D mel T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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