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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 COLORADO
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<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D I V I S I ON OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MIN I N G
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<br /> SAF ETY
<br />February 22, 2011 John W. Hickenlooper
<br /> Governor
<br />Jeff Devere Mike King
<br />Rio Blanco County Development Dept.
<br />Executive Director
<br />Director of Planning Loretta E. Pineda
<br />P.O. Box 599 Director
<br />Meeker, CO 81641
<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018)
<br />Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR-7)
<br />200 Acre Expansion of Mine Permit Area. No Proposed New Disturbance
<br />Dear Rio Blanco County Development Dept.:
<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 February 22, 2011, a permit revision application for a permit to conduct
<br />coal mining operations, Permit No. C-1981-018 by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc, was considered complete for the purposes of
<br />filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules and
<br />Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Blue Mountain Energy (BME) has submitted Permit Revision 07 (PR-07) for the Deserado Mine to add an additional 200 acres
<br />to the permit area. This increase in permit area will allow for the completion of new longwall panels. Deserado currently holds
<br />federal coal lease C-8425 for the permit expansion area. This coal lease was incorporated into the permit document with the
<br />approval of Minor Revision 143 (approved on 26 March 2010). No New surface disturbance is proposed with this revision.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is located approximately 7 miles Northeast of Rangely, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, R101W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County; Portions of Sections 21, 23,
<br />25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33, T3N, R101W, 6th PM, all in
<br />Rio Blanco County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Rangely NE and Cactus Reservoir.
<br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Rio Blanco County Commissioners. For additional
<br />information, to provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and
<br />Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty days after the last public
<br />notice in the Rio Blanco Herald-Times.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />James R. Stark
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JRS/Ahd
<br />C-PR-04 C1981018 JRS 02222011013137.doc
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