2011-01-28_REVISION - C1981008 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/28/2011
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Western Fuels Colorado
• Type & Sequence: MR79
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
MINING
SAFETY
Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008)
Minor Revision No. 79 (MR-79)
Mitigation of Differential Settling - West of 2700 Road
Dear Mr. Gubka:
We have received your minor revision application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in
Colorado. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal
Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your application
has been considered complete for the purposes of filing as of January 28, 2011. All review and comment
periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you have
submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. The Division
will either issue a decision or inform you of adequacy issues regarding the application on or before
February 7, 2011.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Marcia L. Talvitie
Environmental Protection Specialist
MLT/1\41t
cc: Greg Lewicki & Associates
C-MR-02
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver ® Grand Junction ® Durango Active and Inactive Mines
John W. Hickenlooper
January 28, 2011
Governor
Mike King
Ross L. Gubka, P.E.
Executive Director
Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC
Loretta E. Piheda
P.O. Box 628
Director
Nucla, CO 81424
Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008)
Minor Revision No. 79 (MR-79)
Mitigation of Differential Settling - West of 2700 Road
Dear Mr. Gubka:
We have received your minor revision application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in
Colorado. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal
Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your application
has been considered complete for the purposes of filing as of January 28, 2011. All review and comment
periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you have
submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. The Division
will either issue a decision or inform you of adequacy issues regarding the application on or before
February 7, 2011.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Marcia L. Talvitie
Environmental Protection Specialist
MLT/1\41t
cc: Greg Lewicki & Associates
C-MR-02
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver ® Grand Junction ® Durango Active and Inactive Mines