2010-12-02_REVISION - C1981012

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 12/2/2010
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR53
• 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
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
December 2, 2010
Janet Kieler
Colorado Department of Health
Water Quality Control Division Permit Section
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80222-1530
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012)
Technical Revision Application No. 53 (TR-53)
New Pond Silt/Underground Development Waste Pile
Dear Ms. Kieler:
COLORADO
D IV IS 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 November 24, 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 (NECC). All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and
the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
NECC proposes to construct a new development waste pile in the location of a former coal storage pile at the mine
facility area for permanent storage of development waste created during mining operations.
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 the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, and
Stonewall.
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.
Sincerel ,
Kent A. Gorham
Environmental Protection Specialist III
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines