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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 />November 10, 2010
<br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
<br />Colorado/Gunnison Basin Office
<br />400 Rood Avenue, Room 142
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81501-2563
<br />Re: McClave Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004)
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 2 (PR-2)
<br />Expansion of Surface Facilities and Mining Plan
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I VI S I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Mike King
<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 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 10, 2010, an application to revise
<br />coal mining operations at the McClane Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All
<br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />McClane Canyon Mining, LLC has submitted Permit Revision Application No. 2 (PR-2) to provide for expansion
<br />of surface facilities and the mining plan. McClane Canyon Mining proposes to increase production to 500,000
<br />clean tons per year and build a cleaning plan and associated facilities. The proposed revision PR-2 would provide
<br />for new coal cleaning facilities, a new coal mine waste pile, sediment pond and topsoil and construction material
<br />stockpiles south of the existing McClane Canyon Mine facilities.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is located approximately 19 miles north of Loma, Colorado. The permit
<br />area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 3, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, and 34, T7S, R1 02W, 6th PM, all in Garfield County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Howard Canyon and
<br />Garvey Canyon.
<br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, 544
<br />Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81502, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide
<br />written comments, or to request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety,
<br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last
<br />public notice in the The Daily Sentinel.
<br />Sincerely, /
<br />Michael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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