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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />COLORADO <br />Q I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />June 6, 2012 John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />JoEllen Turner and Michael Morgan <br />Mike King <br />P.O. Box 346 <br />Executive Director <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -008) <br />Minor Revision No. 84 (MR -84) <br />2011 Soil SAP — Sampling and Analysis Results <br />Dear Ms. Turner and Mr. Morgan: <br />An application for Minor Revision No. 84 (MR -84) has been submitted by Western Fuels - Colorado, LLC. On June 6, <br />2012, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety considered the MR -84 application to be complete for the <br />purposes of filing. <br />A soil Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) was developed to evaluate the properties of undisturbed, stockpiled, and <br />redistributed soils on the Morgan property. This SAP was approved, and incorporated into the New Horizon Mine <br />permit, under Technical Revision No. 61 (TR -61) on November 21, 2011. Sampling of the soils was conducted in <br />November and December 2011. Certain modifications to the approved SAP were made in the field; Technical <br />Revision No. 62 (TR -62), which was approved on April 4, 2012, provided formal documentation of the changes that <br />were made. With MR -84, the field and laboratory analytical results obtained from the sampled soils are being <br />incorporated into Section 2.04.9 of the permit. <br />A copy of the MR -84 application is attached, for your review. <br />For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, <br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866 -3567. In accordance with Rule 2.08.4(6)(c)(i), <br />the period for public connnent will remain open through June 18, 2012. <br />Sincerely, <br />Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Attachinent (1) <br />cc: David Berry, DRMS <br />Sandy Brown, DRMS <br />Certified Mail Receipt No. 7009 2820 0003 5700 6403 <br />Certified Receipt Requested <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />