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2 . 03 . 12 Page 5 <br /> NATIONAL KING COAL, INC. , 4424 County Road 120 , Hesperus, <br /> Colorado 81326 , phone ( 303 ) 259-2416 , has filed an application <br /> for a revision to Mining and Reclamation Permit #C81-035 with the <br /> Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under the Colorado Surface <br /> Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979 . The mine is located in <br /> portions of Sections 31 and 32 ; Township 35 North, Range 11 West, <br /> N .M.P.M. , La Plata County, Colorado. The surface of the area to <br /> be mined is owned by Lawrence Huntington. All mining activities <br /> of the King Coal Mine lies to the south side of Hay Gulch, <br /> approximately 4 . 5 miles southwest of Hesperus , as identified on <br /> U.S .G. S . 7 . 5 Minute Quadrangle of Hesperus . Federal coal has <br /> been extracted from the King Coal Mine since 1941 . <br /> Extended mining is proposed on two private leases acquired in <br /> late 1989 . Underground mining methods are in use . The proposed <br /> land use at the completion of mining is for rangelands . A copy <br /> of the application is available for public inspection in the <br /> office of the La Plata County Clerk and Recorder, Courthouse, <br /> Durango, Colorado. <br /> Written comments , objections or requests for informal conferences <br /> on the application may be submitted to the Colorado Mined Land <br /> Reclamation Board, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, <br /> Denver, Colorado 80203 . <br /> 1/17/90 <br />