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SPATE 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 />December 17, 2010
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />Denver, CO 80202
<br />Re: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 38 (TR-38)
<br />Terminate Quarterly Inspections of Refuse Disposal Area
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I 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, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 17, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at
<br />the Southfield Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Energy Fuels Coal,
<br />Inc.. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. has requested termination of quarterly inspections of the RDA. The pile is stable, no mining activity
<br />has occurred on the RDA since October 2003. The RDA has been regraded, covered, topsoiled and seeded over seven year
<br />ago. The pile exhibits no sign of instability and is inspected during regular mine inspections.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles south of Florence, Colorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Mine Area:
<br />Portions of Sections 19, 30, and 31; Township 20S, Range 69N of the 6th P.M.; Sections 23, 24,25,26, and 36; Township 20S,
<br />Range 70 W of the 6th P.M.
<br />Loadout:
<br />Portions of Sections 17 and 18; Township 19S, Range 69W of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rockvale.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Fremont County Clerk
<br />and Recorder, 615 Macon Avenue, Room B-5 (100), Canon City, CO 81212, and at the Division office. For additional
<br />information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room.215,
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we
<br />request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed
<br />on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />
<br />Protection Specialist
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