2013-06-18_PERMIT FILE - X201123500

• Permit No: X201123500
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/18/2013
• Doc Name: Incompleteness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Linc Energy Operation, Inc
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
June 18, 2013
Alex Papp
Linc Energy Operations, Inc.
1200 17th Street 2100
Denver, CO 80202
Re: Linc Energy Operations, Inc.
Notice of Intent to Explore (NOI)
File No. X- 2011 - 235 -00
Dear Mr. Papp:
STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO
ID IV I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
In a letter received on September 28, 2011, Linc Energy Operations Inc. submitted to the
Division a Notice of Intent to Explore Involving Removal of 250 Tons or Less of Coal (NOI).
The Division reviewed the above - referenced NOI in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Act ( "Act ") and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Board for Coal Mining ( "Regulations), and sent its incompleteness comments to
Linc Energy in a letter dated October 17, 2011.
The Division's October 17, 2011 letter requested proof of right of entry to conduct coal
exploration operations and a statement regarding threatened and endangered species within the
proposed exploration area.
In a letter received on December 22, 2011, Linc Energy responded to the Divisions initial
comments and provided information on threatened and endangered species in the form of a third
party wildlife survey conducted by Habitat Management, Inc. and a signed Right of Entry by the
Colorado State Land Board. Through telephone conversations, the Division discussed the
inadequacy of the Right to Enter information provided by Linc Energy.
The Division has the following concerns regarding the responses in the materials received on
December 22, 2011:
The proof of Right of Entry received and signed by Mr. Lane Osborn of the State Land
Board only allowed right to enter to conduct initial studies of the exploration area and not
right to enter to conduct exploration activities. The right to enter granted temporary
permission to enter and was not to exceed June 30, 2012.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines