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Delta County
<br />?depe dent
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA SS.
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am publisher of
<br />the Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly news-
<br />paper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />tive tiveek$ prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
<br />United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions
<br />of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish-
<br />ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws
<br />of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or advertis-
<br />ment was published in the regular and entire issue four con-
<br />secutive insertions; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated January 26th, A.D., 2011,
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated February 16th, A.D., 2011.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of
<br />February, A.D., 2011.
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<br />General manager of said Delta County Independent
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the
<br />County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 16th day of February, A.D.,
<br />2011.
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<br />Delta, CO 81416
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<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCc);
<br />P.O BOX 591 Sornerset, CO' 8-1434;
<br />(970)929-5015, has filed a complete
<br />,application fora Permit Renewal (Rff
<br />08);io MCC'a Mining and Reclamation
<br />Permit No. C_80 007 with t- Colo-:
<br />rado Mined Land Reclamaticn'Board
<br />(Board); under the provisions of the
<br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Recla
<br />matlonAct of 1979. The permit. ;vas
<br />original)y: issued by. the Board, in Ju,ly
<br />1981, and subsequently renewed Irf;
<br />August 1986, January 1993 (effecttlve .t
<br />August 1,991) July 1996 July 20d1,-
<br />.and April 2007 (effective July 2006.)
<br />The current -five-year permit ,.tern,
<br />oxpires_July 31, 2011, The West Elk"
<br />Mine five-year permit area contains;.
<br />:'wands in Sections 9-11; 13 36, T13S,
<br />- RaOW 6th PM; and Sections 23-26; ?
<br />T13S, R91 W, 6th PM';. and Sections-'-
<br />11-5 , 8-12, . T14S, 990W, 6th PM in
<br />Delta and GunnisoniCounfes. The
<br />location of the lands can be found. on
<br />(he USG' 7 n minuto $mmroct lied.
<br />Mutne`sota j ass ouadrangle Tepo
<br />graphic Maps The current permit-
<br />area encompasses approximately
<br />17,154.9 acres.
<br />The purpose of the proposed Permit:
<br />Renewal application No. RN-06 is to'
<br />continue mining and reclamation op-
<br />eraficns per ib1CC's Permit No.C-8o-
<br />- 00I No surface facilities or related
<br />surface disturbance is ,Proposed in
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<br />conjunction'with this permit renewal.
<br />,.application, and it would not result in,_
<br />any increase in production above -cur-
<br />. -rently permitted levels.
<br />Copies of the permit renewal appli-
<br />-cation are available for?reeiew.aLthe
<br />Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mini n g, and Safety (CDRMS) office
<br />Centennial-.Building,.-1313 Sherman,
<br />Street, Room 215,Denver, Colorado,
<br />-60203, phone (303) 866-3567; :and•
<br />the Gunnison` County Planning Office,
<br />221 N. Wisconsin, Suite D, Gunnison;
<br />CO 81230 Comments, objections' j
<br />requests for informaf'-.conference concerning the application for pennit
<br />renewal, or requests fora public hear
<br />;rig to determine whether the interests :
<br />of the public and affected Landowners -
<br />veil) be protected should be duected
<br />to the CDRMS at the above address '-
<br />not later (h- 30 days after the Iasi
<br />- 'date of publication of this notice m or-
<br />der to be' considered If apublic hear
<br />ingis requestetl it would be held at a
<br />location in lhe: area of the proposed
<br />operations - -
<br />Published in the Delta County.-
<br />Independent January 26, February 2, i.
<br />9 and 16, 2011
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