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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 COLORADO
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D I V I S ION OF
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<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 RECLAMATION
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<br />MINING
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<br /> SAFETY
<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />December 13, 2010 Governor
<br /> Mike King
<br /> Executive Director
<br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Loretta E. Pineda
<br />Colorado/Gunnison Basin Office Director
<br />400 Rood Avenue, Room 142
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81501-2563
<br />Re: McClane Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1980-004)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 7 (RN-7)
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<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 December 13, 2010, an application to renew an
<br />existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the McClane Canyon Mine was considered complete for the
<br />purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act
<br />and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />McClane Canyon Mining, LLC has submitted an application for renewal of a valid existing permit to conduct coal
<br />mining and reclamation for its McClane Canyon Mine, Permit No. C-1980-004. McClane Canyon Mine is an
<br />operating underground mine on land located approximately 19 miles north of Loma., Colorado along State
<br />Highway 139. The current permit will expire on July 6, 2011. McClane Canyon Mining, LLC proposes to
<br />continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations and the application requests successive renewal
<br />of the permit for an additional five year permit term. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 3, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, and 34, T7S, R102W, 6th PM, all in Garfield County
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Howard Canyon & Garvey
<br />Canyon.
<br />A copy of the renewal-' 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 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 days (30) after the last
<br />public notice in the The Daily Sentinel.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />ichael P. Boulay
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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