2011-02-11_REVISION - C1981012 (2)

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/VEV ELK PK-03 Rbl;u?hv.? of' b&?<ofzp? {pro am.- NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Permit Revision Application No. 3, submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC for a coal mining permit at the New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981- 012). The applicant proposes to construct and operate coal loadout facility at the Jansen rail yard located west of Trinidad. This ten acre area has been previously disturbed. The applicant is not proposing any new disturbance. Operations are planned as temporary, for two or three years, until the rail spur can be re- established to the New Elk Mine site 25 miles to the west. The New Elk Mine is located in Las Animas County, approximately 25 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. The underground operation has, an anticipated initial production capacity of one million tons per year. Coal interest is State and private, and the surface to be affected is State and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 1,608.50 acres. The land at the coal loadout is also privately owned. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including any stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the Las Animas County Clerk and Recorder, 200 East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. Published: February. 11 & 18, 2011 U070