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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 />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />January 4, 2013 John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Kenneth Walker Executive Director <br />Office of Surface Mining Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -008) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR -7) <br />Revised Prime Farmland Determination and Related Soil Redistribution and <br />Revegetation Plans <br />Dear Mr. Walker: <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 January 3, 2013, an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for <br />the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations <br />initiate from this date of filing. <br />With this application, the operator proposes to revise the acreage of prime farmlands identified <br />within the permit area. This modification is based on a re- evaluation of available soil survey <br />information and on new soils data gathered in 2011. The application materials include updated <br />maps and sections of the permit which address baseline soils and vegetation; prime farmland <br />investigation; and reclamation of both prime and non -prime farmlands. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Sections 25 and 36, Township 47 North, Range 16 West; Section 31, Township 47 North, Range <br />15 West; Section 6, Township 46 North, Range 15 West; and Section 1, Township 46 North, <br />Range 16 West. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Nucla. <br />The Division is requesting your assistance with the technical review of this application and also <br />with coordination with the Natural Resources Conservation Service — State Soil Scientist for <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />