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NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision <br />Application No. 70 (TR -70) for the Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -022), submitted by Oxbow <br />Mining, LLC. With this Technical Revision, Oxbow Mining, LLC is providing documentation to <br />the Division about a Vessels Coal Gas Inc. methane gas borehole proposal. The methane gas <br />borehole would be located at the former Sanborn Creek fansite pad within OMLLC's permit area. <br />The borehole would be used to recover methane from the abandoned and sealed Sanborn Creek <br />Mine workings. The operator has requested no new disturbed acreage with this revision application. <br />The Elk Creek Mine is a/an Underground coal mine located in Delta and Gunnison Counties, <br />approximately 0 miles N of Somerset, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the <br />surface affected is Federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately <br />15,676.51 acres. <br />This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all <br />requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 -33 -101, et seq., <br />C.R. S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. <br />Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected <br />by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication <br />of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the <br />request and the objections to the proposed decision. <br />