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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 C O L O R A D O <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 0[ v[ s[ o N o f <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br />February 12, 2008 Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br />La Plata County Commissioners Harris D. Sherman <br /> Executive Director <br />County Commissioner <br /> <br />1060 E Second Ave Ronald W. Cattany <br /> Division Director <br />Durango, CO 81301 Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Carbon Junction Mine (Permit No. C-1992-080) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 3 (RN-3) <br />Dear La Plata County Commissioners: <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 February 11, 2008, an application to renew an <br />existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at Carbon Junction 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 />Oakridge Energy, Inc. proposes to continue surface reclamation operations on land located approximately 2 miles <br />southeast of Durango, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Section 33, T34 1/2N, R9W; Portions of Section 33, T35N, R9W; Portions of Section 4, T34N, R9W. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Durango East and Loma <br />Linda. <br />The operator of this inactive mine requests renewal of the mining and reclamation permit. No increase in mined area <br />or surface area are proposed. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the La Plata County Commissioners, 1060 E <br />Second Ave, Durango, CO 81301. For additional information, to provide written comments, or request an informal <br />conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty days (30) after the last public notice in the The Durango Herald. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />TAK/Jrc <br />C-RN-03 01992080 TAK 02122008093628.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines