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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Deriver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />March 14, 2013 <br />Jim Kiger <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC <br />P.O. Box 535 <br />3737 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. 0- 1981 -022) <br />Minor Revision No. 104 (MR- 104) <br />Additional utility boreholes for mine recovery efforts. <br />Dear Mr.. Kiger: <br />We have received your minor revision application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in <br />Colorado. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 -33 -101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your <br />application has been considered complete for the purposes of filing as of March 14, 2013. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br />The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you <br />have submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. The <br />Division has identified the following adequacy issues. <br />If you have any questions, please contact Brock Bowles. <br />Sincerely, <br />Sandra L. Brown <br />Sr. Environmental Protection Specialist <br />c. Ryan Taylor, U.S. Forest Service, Paonia Ranger District <br />Janet Kieler, Colorado Water Quality Control Division <br />C -MR -02 <br />Office of <br />Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D 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 />1. Oxbow Mining, LLC (OMLLC) is proposing to construct an access road, drill a mine de- <br />watering hole and boreholes TGA and HGA on U.S. Forest Service land. Please provide <br />documentation of the U. S. Forest Service right of entry to conduct these activities. <br />2. OMLLC is proposing to temporarily re- locate the NPDES point for mine water outfall #15. <br />Please provide documentation that the Colorado Water Quality Control Division has <br />approved the alternate location. <br />