2012-03-07_PERMIT FILE - C2010088A (16)

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2.03.12 Newspaper Advertisement CAM - Colorado, LLC, 2352 North 7th Street, Unit C, Grand Junction, CO 81501, has submitted a complete application for a permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety for its proposed Fruita Loadout. The proposed loadout will tie into the Union Pacific mainline west or Reed Gulch. The spur track travels west from the tie in then makes a wide turn to reverse direction from westerly to easterly. The spur track will bridge over Reed Wash. The unit train loadout loop, coal stockpile and coal loading facilities will be located east of Reed Wash. Coal will be hauled to the unit train loadout facility by others in highway legal trucks. Coal will be dumped from the trucks and placed into stockpile by belt conveyors. Coal will be reclaimed from the stockpile and conveyed to the unit train loadout. The unit train loadout will flood load rail cars. Coal throughput at the loadout will increase with time and should not exceed about one million tons per year. Unit trains will be loaded approximately twice per week at maximum throughput. Most of the coal will initially be obtained from the McClane Canyon Mine. The spur track and loadout are located south of State Highway 6 & 50, north of Interstate 70 and west of the old Fruita Refinery. Reed Wash runs through the central portion of the proposed permit boundary. Loma Drain runs through the western edge of the permit boundary. The proposed mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Mack Quadrangle map within the following sections. Township 1 North, Range 3 West, Ute P.M. Section 2: Portions of the SW /4, W /2SW /4SE /4 Section 3: Portions of the SE /4 Section 10: Portions of the N /2NE /4 Section 11: Portions of the N /2NW /4, N /2NE /4, SE /4NE /4 Containing 219.2 acres more or less The proposed Fruita Loadout permit boundary contains 219.2 acres of land that is all located on private surface. CAM - Colorado, LLC owns 215.6 acres, the Union Pacific Railroad owns 1.6 acres and Fruita Development LLC owns 2.0 acres. The minerals within the proposed permit area are owned by the respective private surface owners. A copy of the permit application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder's office, 544 Rood Ave., Grand Junction, CO. A copy of the permit application document, is available at the Denver and Grand Junction offices of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety [Room 215, 1313 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203, (303) 866 -3567; and 101 South 3`d, Suite 301, Grand Junction, CO 81501, (970) 243 -1571] Written comments, objections or request for an informal conference on the proposed permit may be submitted to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Denver or Grand Junction offices, and must be received by the Division within 30 days after final publication of this notice. Phone inquiries should be directed to the Grand Junction office. Permit Application 2.03 -13 04/11