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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 />COLORADO <br />D I V I S ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />October 1, 2010 Bill Ritter, Jr <br />Governor <br />Mesa County Commissioners Mike King <br />County Commissioner Executive Director <br />P.O. Box 20,000 Loretta E. Pineda <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 Director <br />Re: Fruita Loadout (Permit No. C-2010-088) <br />New Permit Application <br />Dear Mesa County Commissioners: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 1, 2010, an application for a permit to <br />conduct coal mining operations at the Fruita Loadout, Permit No. C-2010-088, by CAM-Colorado, LLC, was <br />considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing. <br />The applicant CAM-Colorado, LLC, proposes to operate a coal loadout facility (Fruita Loadout) on land located <br />approximately 3.5 miles west of Fruita in Mesa County, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Township 1 North, Range 3 West, Ute Prime Meridian <br />Section 2: Portions of the SWA, W/2SW/4SE/4 <br />Section 3: Portions of the SE/4 <br />Section 10: Portions of the N/2NE/4 <br />Section 11: Portions of the N/2NW/4, W/2NW/4NE/4 <br />CAM-Colorado, LLC has submitted an application for a permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado for its <br />proposed Fruita Loadout. The proposed loadout will tie into the Union Pacific mainline west of Reed Gulch. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Mack. A copy of the <br />application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder. For additional information, <br />to provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days of the . <br />last publication of the public notice in The Daily Sentinel. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael P. Boulay <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C-AP-03 C2010088 MPB 10012010102438.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines