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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 IV IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />January 21, 2011 <br />Mike King <br />June Williams Executive Director <br />Gunnison County Planning Department Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Planning Director <br />221 N. Wisconsin. Suite D <br />Gunnison, CO 81230 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN-6) <br />Dear Ms. Williams: <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 <br />C-RN-05_C1980007_TAK_01212011110934.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines