2010-08-27_REVISION - C1981012 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 8/27/2010
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR54
• Email Name: KAG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLOFADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
August 27, 2010
Dan Prenzlow
SE Regional. Wildlife Manager
Colorado Division of Wildlife
SE Regional Service Center
4255 Sinton Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-4233
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012)
Technical Revision Application No. 54 (TR-54)
Upgrade Site Facilities
Dear Mr. Prenzlow:
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
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].
Sincerel ,
Ken . Gorham
Environmental Protection Specialist
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines