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RECEIVED
<br />JUN 0 3 2013
<br />State of Colorado
<br />County of Fremont
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<br />DAILY RECORD
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<br />May , 2013
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<br />DEBRA K RYSAVY
<br />NO1. tRY PUBLIC
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />NOTARY ID # 19934006283
<br />MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 30, 2017
<br />Public Notice
<br />The Colorado Division
<br />of Reclamation, Mining,
<br />and Safety (Division)
<br />has begun the process
<br />of terminating Its juris-
<br />diction over the re-
<br />claimed GEC Coal Mine.
<br />The mine site Is locat-
<br />ed approximately 12
<br />miles southwest of the
<br />city of Florence In Fre-
<br />mont County. The dis-
<br />turbed and reclaimed
<br />areas are located In
<br />portions of Sections 24
<br />and 25, Township 20
<br />South, Rang 70 West
<br />of the 6th P.M. and por-
<br />tions of Sections 19
<br />and 30, Township 20
<br />South, Range 69 West
<br />of the 6th P.M. The for-
<br />mer permit area under
<br />consideration for termi-
<br />nation of jurisdiction Is
<br />approximately 720
<br />acres of which 183.9
<br />acres were disturbed.
<br />The surface ownership
<br />la private, and the coal
<br />MIX was private.
<br />The area has an exten-
<br />sive history of mining.
<br />The GEC Mine was
<br />onglnally permitted by
<br />GEC Minerels (the oper-
<br />ator) under Interim per-
<br />mit No. 77 -48, Issued
<br />November 3, 1980. On
<br />December 12, 1982 the
<br />Division Issued perma-
<br />nent program permit
<br />No. C- 1981 -037 to GEC
<br />Minerals. The bond
<br />was a Letter of Credit.
<br />The Board forfeited the
<br />The Mined Land Recla-
<br />remaining reclamation
<br />metion Board (the
<br />bond on June 11, 1987.
<br />Board) revoked the GEC
<br />The Division contracted
<br />permit due to a pattern
<br />the remaining reclama-
<br />of violations on Febru-
<br />tIon work that was
<br />ary 23, 1984. As part of
<br />completed between
<br />the settlement agree-
<br />1993 and 1995. The
<br />ment, the Board did not
<br />reclamation work con -
<br />forfeit the GEC bond (of
<br />ducted between 1993
<br />$534,000.00), however,
<br />l and 1995 expended all
<br />GEC Minerals, Inc. was
<br />available bond monies.
<br />ordered to reclaim all
<br />The Division received
<br />portions of the mine.
<br />severance tax monies,
<br />Shortly after the permit
<br />in 2000. The Division
<br />revocation, GEC Miner-
<br />conducted some main -
<br />als, Inc. reclaimed the
<br />tenance projects at the
<br />West Pit area and ap- I
<br />site. At the request of
<br />plced for a Phase I Bond
<br />the landowner, addi-
<br />Release on December
<br />tional projects were
<br />9, 1985. The Division
<br />halted. Since the Per -
<br />approved the partial
<br />Phase I Bond Release
<br />mit was revoked and
<br />the bond was forfeited,
<br />on February 14, 1986
<br />the Division has con -
<br />The approval of the per-
<br />ducted regular and pe-
<br />tial Phase I Bond Re-
<br />riodic Inspection to
<br />lease granted release
<br />document the condition
<br />of $85,800.00, or 60% of
<br />of the site As all avail -
<br />the liability assigned to
<br />able monies for the site
<br />reclamation of the West
<br />have been expended,
<br />Pit. GEC Minerals, Inc.
<br />no additional funds are
<br />did not complete any
<br />available for malnte-
<br />more reclamation at
<br />nance at the GEC mine.
<br />the mine.
<br />Written comments, ob-
<br />jections, or requests
<br />for an informal confer-
<br />ence may be submitted
<br />to the Colorado Division
<br />of Reclamation, Mining,
<br />and Safety, 1313 Sher-
<br />man street, room 215,
<br />Dan ver, CO 80203,
<br />within 30 days of the
<br />last publication of this
<br />notice.
<br />Published In the Canon
<br />City Dally Record on
<br />May 9, 16, 23 and 30,
<br />2013. Ad # 5586874
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