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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />proposes to Approve Technical Revision Application No. <br />58 (TR -58) fof the New Elk Mine (Permit No. <br />C- 1981 -012), submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. <br />The operator is requesting approval to add the Blue Seam <br />to it's existing underground coal mining operations. <br />The New Elk Mine is a underground coal mine located in <br />Las Animas County, approximately 25 miles west of <br />Trinidad, Colorado. Coal interest is State and private, and <br />the surface affected is State and private land. The permit <br />area encompasses approximately 4,198.90 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the <br />proposed operation will comply with all requirements of <br />r -+ <br />a ) <br />U <br />a) <br />U <br />U O <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, <br />Section 34 -33 -101, et seq., C.R.S -r and the regulations <br />promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, <br />are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial <br />Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. <br />Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected <br />by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing <br />before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the <br />proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten <br />(10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be <br />in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the <br />reasons for the request and the objections to the <br />proposed decision. <br />PUBLISH: Nov 18, 2011 <br />a) <br />0 <br />a) <br />0 <br />0 <br />"0 <br />d <br />a) <br />0 <br />U <br />-0 <br />39697 <br />