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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 />July 11, 2012 <br />Monika Todd <br />Mesa County Clerk and Recorder <br />County Clerk <br />P.O. Box 20,000 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C- 1981 -041) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN -6) <br />Dear Ms. Todd: <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 />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 11, 2012, an <br />application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Roadside Portals <br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as <br />provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. proposes to continue underground coal mining and reclamation <br />operations on land located approximately 5 miles north of Palisade, Colorado. Coal extraction <br />operations have ceased and mine portals have been sealed. Continuing activity includes <br />reclamation, monitoring, and maintenance within various portions of the permit area. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 26, 27, 28, 34, and 35, T10S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections 1, 2, 11, <br />12, and 13, T11S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Section 7, T11S, R97W, 6th PM; all in Mesa <br />County. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Cameo <br />and Palisade. <br />This application would allow for renewal of a valid existing permit for the Roadside North and <br />South Portals Mine, coal mining and reclamation Permit No. C- 1981 -041. The permit renewal <br />application would not incorporate additional lands into the permit area, and does not propose <br />additional surface disturbance, nor does it alter previously approved permit conditions or <br />mitigation measures. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />