2012-02-28_REVISION - C1981035

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 2/28/2012
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: La Plata County Clerk and Recorder
• Type & Sequence: RN6
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
February 28, 2012
Tiffany Lee Parker
La Plata County Clerk and Recorder
County Clerk
P.O. Box 519
Durango, CO 81302
Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -035)
Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN -6)
Dear Ms. Parker:
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON 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 28, 2012, an application to
renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the King Coal Mine was considered complete
for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining
Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing.
GCC Energy, LLC proposes to continue underground coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land
located approximately 7 miles southwest of Hesperus, Colorado. The permit area is further described as
follows:
Portions of Sections 5 through 8, Township 34 North, Range 11 West; portions of Sections 28 through 32,
Township 35 North, Range 11 West; and portions of Sections 35 and 36 Township 35 North, Range 12
West; New Mexico Principal Meridian.
The above- mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hesperus, Kline,
Mormon Reservoir, and Thompson Park.
The operator requests renewal of the mining and reclamation permit. No increase to mined area or surface
area is proposed.
A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the La Plata County Clerk and
Recorder, 98 Everett St., Suite C, Durango, CO 81303, and at the Division office. For additional
information, to provide written comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
(303) 866 -3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the The Durango Herald.
Sincerely,
Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E.
Environmental Protection Specialist
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines