2012-02-24_REVISION - C1981012 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/24/2012
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Las Animas County Clerk and Recorder
• Type & Sequence: PR4
• Email Name: JHB
• Email Name: DIH
• 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]
February 24, 2012
Las Animas County Clerk and Recorder
County Clerk
200 East First Street, Room 104
P.O. Box 115
Trinidad, CO 81082
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -012)
Permit Revision Application No. 4 (PR-4)
Expand Permit boundary about one mile to the east.
Dear Mr. Gonzales:
Mined Land Reclamation
STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO
DIVISION Of
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAFETY
John W Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34,
Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 23, 2012,
an application to revise coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine was considered complete for
the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
initiate from this date of filing.
The permit revision proposes to expand Permit boundary about one mile to the east., expand
development and mining of the Blue seam to the south and east. The permit revision proposes
changes to the Allen seam and Apache seam development and workings.
The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles West of
Trinidad, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
T33S, R68W, Portions of Sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, and 36. All
sections are partially or fully projected by New Elk Coal Company due to the unsurveyed nature of
the Maxwell Land Grant. The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute
Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, and Stonewall.
The proposed expansion area lies within sections 19, 30, and 31, T33S, R67W, and Section 6,
T34S, R67W.
A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas County
Clerk and Recorder, 200 East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082, and at the Division
Office of Office of
Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines