2010-08-27_REVISION - C1981012 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 8/27/2010
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Las Animas County Commissioners
• Type & Sequence: TR54
• 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
Phone: [phone] D t v[ s[ 0 1v o
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FAX: [phone]

RECLAMAT
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MINING

SAFETY
August 27, 2010 Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Las Animas County Commissioners

County Commissioner Mike King
Executive Director
200 East First Street, Room 104
Trinidad, CO 81082 Loretta E. Pineda
Director
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012)
Technical Revision Application No. 54 (TR-54)
Upgrade Site Facilities
Dear County Commissioner:
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 August 26, 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 operator is proposing to add and upgrade facilities at the site. The majority of the facilities will be established on currently
disturbed area. Only a small 1/2 acre area adjacent to the current disturbance will be impacted by the project on lands owned by
New Elk Coal Company.
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 USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Vigil
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.
Sincerely,
Kent A. Gorham
Environmental Protection Specialist
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