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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Mike King, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />February 1, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene Backhaus <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />Denver Federal Center <br />Building 56, Room 2604 <br />PO Box 25426 <br />Denver, CO 80225 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br /> Technical Revision No. 70 (TR-70) <br /> Modifications to Post Mining Topography, Hydrology, and Prime Farmland location. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Backhaus: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on February 1, 2016 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for <br />the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />TR-70 is proposing to modify the post-mining topography on the Johnson-WFC property, add <br />pond 16, revised hydrology for 4 ponds, relocate prime farmland back to its original location, and <br />change seed mix #8. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the <br />area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />1.7 miles northwest of the Town of Nucla <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Nucla. <br />