2010-12-03_REVISION - C1981028 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1981028
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 12/3/2010
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR41
• Email Name: RDZ
• 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 3, 2010
Cindy Smith
Colorado Department of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 90246-1530
Re: Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-028)
Technical Revision Application No. 41 (TR-41)
Revision of Post-mining Land Use to Industrial for Small Area
Dear Ms. Smith:
COLORADO
DIVISION 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 December 3, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
Keenesburg Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Coors Energy
Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
With TR4 1, CEC is applying for a change in the post-mining land use for a very small area (less than 0.1 acre)
in Area 29. The area will be part of a PDC drill pad and will be changes to an "industrial " use.
The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles North of Keenesburg, Colorado. The permit area is
further described as follows:
All or portions of Sections 2 and 11, T2N, R64W; and Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W; 6th Prime Meridian.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Klug Ranch.
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 Weld County Clerk and
Recorder, 918 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Room 202, Greeley, CO 80631, 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,

Robert D. Zuber
Environmental Protection Specialist
RDZ/Ahd
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