2012-05-09_REVISION - C1981012 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/9/2012
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Mine Safety and Health Adminstration Coal Mine Safety and Health District 9
• Type & Sequence: TR64
• Email Name: ZTT
• Email Name: DIH
• 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]
May 9, 2012
Sid L. Hansen
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Coal Mine Safety and Health, District 9
Denver Federal Center, 2ned St, Bldg 25, E18
P.O. Bo 25367
Denver, CO 80225 -0367
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -012)
Technical Revision No. 64 (TR -64)
Construct 29 Foot Diameter Ventilation Shaft.
Dear Mr. Hansen:
COLORADO
Q I V I S I O N O F
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 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 9, 2012 an
application to revise coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine was considered complete for the
purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. All review and
comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
A 29 foot diameter shaft will be constructed during 2012. The shaft will be located approximately
1,500 feet east of Pond 7. Excavated material will be temporarily stockpiled. All coal mine waste
from the bottom of the shaft construction will be permanently stored underground. Cross cuts in
the entries leading to the shaft will be used to store the coal mine waste. The access road that runs
to the west of the mine will be changed to a haul road in anticipation of hauling material to the
west DWDA.
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 24, 25 and 26. 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 above- mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Vigil.
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