2011-05-03_PERMIT FILE - X201123201

• Permit No: X201123201
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 5/3/2011
• Doc Name: Acceptance of Notice of Intent to Conduct
• From: DRMS
• To: New Elk Coal Company
• Email Name: KAG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone]
ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONDUCT
COAL EXPLORATION
(Involving 250 Tons or Less of Coal)
Notice of Intent No.: X-2011-232-01
Date Issued: May 3, 2011
Decision Type: Approve
Issued To: New Elk Coal Company, LLC
122 W First Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
Expiration: September 30, 2012
Project Name: New Elk Mine 2011 Exploration Program
Site Contact: New Elk Coal Company, LLC, Ron Thompson
Address: 122 W First Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
DRMS Specialist: Kent Gorham
County: Las Animas
Bond Amount: $72,646.00
Number of Sites: 12
Number of Holes: 12
Number of Excavated Mud Pits: 12
Length of New Roads to be Constructed: 0
Average Depth of Drill Holes: 860'
Legal Description: Section 19, Township 33 South, Range 67 West; Sections 1, 13, 24,
Township 34 South, Range 68 West; Sections 7,8,16,18,21,28, Township 34 South, Range 67 West
The Division finds that the above-issued prospector has filed a complete and adequate Notice of Intent to Explore in
accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Office of
Mined Land Reclamation for Coal Mining, adopted in accordance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation
Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101 et seq. The Division further finds that the proposed pr ject qualifies as coal exploration WITH
substantial disturbance to the land, and that all performance bond requireme , if any hay een s 'sfied.
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