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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 />May 31, 2013 <br />Lila Herod <br />Moffat County Clerk and Recorder <br />County Clerk <br />221 W Victory Way <br />Craig, CO 81625 <br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -010) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR -7) <br />Dear Ms. Herod: <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV 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, Article <br />33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 31, 2013, an application to <br />revise coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This permit revision proposes to add 774.8 acres to the current approved permit area and updates the permit <br />application package for the 2013 to 2017 permit term. The Surface coal mining operation is on land located <br />approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Township 5 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 30 and 31, Township 6th North, Range 90 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36, Township 6 North, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map(s): <br />Castor Gulch. <br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Moffat County Courthouse 221 <br />W. Victory Way, Craig, Colorado, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written <br />comments, or to request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, <br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866 -3567, within thirty (30) days after <br />the last public notice in the Craig Daily Press. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jared L. Ebert <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Jared. ebert@state. co.us <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />