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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 ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />John W. Hickenlooper
<br />Governor
<br />January 21, 2011 Mike King
<br />Executive Director
<br />Gunnison County Commissioners Loretta E. Pineda
<br />County Commissioner Director
<br />200 E Virginia
<br />Gunnison, CO 81230
<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,
<br />Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 21, 2011, an application to renew an
<br />existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes
<br />of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the
<br />Rules initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on
<br />land located 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
<br />(inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 91 West; and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Township 14 South,
<br />Range 90 West; all of the 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
<br />application 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,
<br />221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison, CO 81230, 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 (30) days after the last
<br />public notice in the Delta County Independent.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />T?1
<br />Tom Kaldenbach
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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