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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 />June 21, 2012 <br />Delta County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />501 Palmer, Suite 227 <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -022) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 6 (PR -6) <br />Modification of Permit Area <br />Dear Delta County Commissioners: <br />COLORADO <br />Q I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />This letter is to inform _you that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is proposing to Approve a <br />revision application for a coal mining and reclamation permit. The application was submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC <br />on July 28, 2011, for the Elk Creek Mine. <br />Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing <br />before the Mined Land Reclamation Board within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice by the Division <br />in the Delta County Independent. <br />The Underground mine is located approximately 0 miles North of Somerset, Colorado. The permit area is further <br />described as follows: <br />Township 12 South, Range 90 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 29 - 32 Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th <br />PM - all or parts of Sections 25 - 27 and 34 - 36 Township 13 South, Range 89 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 6 <br />and 7 Township 13 South, Range 90 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 1 - 12 and 17 Township 13 South, Range <br />91 West, 6th PM - all or parts of Sections 1 - 3 and 11 -13. <br />Copies of the revision application are available for public review in the Division offices at the above address and at the <br />Delta County Clerk and Recorder. Copies of the Division's "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance" are also <br />available at those locations. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />A <br />Brock F. Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />