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Moffat County Mining, LLC (MCM), 29515 Routt County Road 27, Oak Creek,
<br />Colorado 80467, has submitted an application for renewal of the existing active Mining
<br />and Reclamation Permit (Permit Number C -81 -044) for the Williams Fork Mines.
<br />The mine permit area encompasses approximately 6,361 acres, located approximately 6 -7
<br />miles south of Craig, Colorado on both sides of State Highway 13. The Mine is
<br />designated under "Active" permit status due to reclamation work completed in 2010,
<br />however, active mining or reclamation activities are not occurring on site and current
<br />activities are limited to environmental monitoring and maintenance of the existing lands
<br />and facilities. The Mine Permit Area is covered by the Round Bottom and Castor Gulch,
<br />Colorado USGS 7.5- minute quadrangle maps and includes approximately four miles of
<br />State Highway 13, beginning in the SW' SW' /a Section 21, T6N, R91W, and extending
<br />through portions of Sections 20, 29, 30, and 31 of T6N, R91W, and Section 6, TSN,
<br />R91W. The ownership, precise location, and boundaries of lands within the Permit Area
<br />are identified on pages 2.03 -22 through 2.03 -31, 2.03 -34, and Maps 1 and 2 of the Permit
<br />Application Package (PAP), which is available for review in the Moffat County Clerk and
<br />Recorders Office. The Permit Area encompasses all or portions of T5N, R91W, Sections
<br />4, 5, 6, and 8; T6N, R91W; Sections 17, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33; T5N,
<br />R92W, Section 1; and T6N, R92W, Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36.
<br />Copies of the PAP (less confidential materials) are available for inspection at the above
<br />address and the office of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety. A
<br />copy of the Permit Renewal application is also available for public inspection at the:
<br />Office of Clerk and Recorder
<br />Moffat County
<br />221 West Victory Way
<br />Craig, Colorado
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Written comments or objections to the Permit renewal application; a request for informal
<br />conference summarizing the requestor's issue(s) and indicating whether or not the
<br />requestor desires the conference to be held in the mine locale; or a request for a public
<br />hearing (held in the mine locale) to determine whether the interests of the public and
<br />affected landowners will be protected (re: proximity of mining operations to public roads)
<br />should be submitted to the State of Colorado, Division of Reclamation, Mining, and
<br />Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203 -2273 within thirty
<br />days of the last date of publication of this notice.
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