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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />November 3, 2011 <br />Foster Kirby <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -035) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 19 (TR -19) <br />Narrowing of the Upper Site Access Road and the Mine Portal Access Road <br />Dear Mr. Kirby: <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 1, 2011 an application to revise coal mining operations at the <br />King Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing The revision was submitted by GCC Energy, LLC. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The operator proposes to narrow the upper site access road from twenty feet to fourteen feet and the mine portal access road <br />from twenty feet to eighteen feet. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hesperus, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 5 through 8, Township 34 North, Range 11 West; portions of Sections 28 through 32, Township 35 North, <br />Range 11 West; and portions of Sections 35 and 36 Township 35 North, Range 12 West; New Mexico Principal Meridian. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hesperus. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of <br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the La Plata County Clerk <br />and Recorder, 1060 E Second Ave, Durango, CO 81301, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide <br />written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866 -3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be <br />submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that <br />you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />ch T. Truj' ^ o <br />Environmental Protection Intern <br />C -TR -03 C1981035 TAK 11032011075538.doc <br />Office of <br />Mined. Land Reclamation <br />Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />