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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 />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S I O N OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br /> John W. Hickenlooper
<br />January 21, 2011 Governor
<br /> Mike King
<br /> Executive Director
<br />Delta County Commissioners Loretta E. Pineda
<br />County Commissioner Director
<br />501 Palmer, Suite 227
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007)
<br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN-6)
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118,
<br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 21, 2011, an application to renew an existing permit to conduct
<br />coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment
<br />periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located
<br />approximately 9 miles East of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections 9 through 36 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 90 West; Sections 23 through 26 (inclusive),
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West; and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Township 14 South, Range 90 West; all of the
<br />6th Principal Meridian. Located in Gunnison and Delta Counties
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset.
<br />The applicant proposes to renew mining and reclamation permit C-1980-007 for another 5-year term. The renewal application
<br />does not propose an expansion of the underground workings, land disturbance, or the permit area.
<br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, 221 N.
<br />Wisconsin, Gunnison, CO 81230, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or
<br />request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street,
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Delta County Independent.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />
<br />Tom Kaldenbach
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />TAK/Ahd
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