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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 | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />September 9, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Montrose County Commissioners <br />161 S. Townsend Ave. <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br /> Technical Revision No. 74 (TR-74) <br /> Backfill Monitoriong Wells and Extension Request to 180 Backfill Requirement. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Montrose County Commissioners: <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 September 9, 2016 <br />an application to revise coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete <br />for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br /> <br />Technical Revision No. 74 is being submitted to propose nine monitoring wells in the backfilled <br />pits at the New Horizon Mine in areas upgradient of the Trench Drain. TR-74 also requests an <br />extension to the 180 day requirement for completion of rough backfilling and grading in <br />accordance with regulation 4.14.1(1)(c). This revision does not propose an increase in disturbed <br />area but will likely result in an increase in reclamation bond liability. The applicant is not <br />proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <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 />