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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 />November 7, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Assistant State Supervisor <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />Ecological Services <br />445 W. Gunnison Ave, Suite 240 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501-5711 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056 ) <br /> Technical Revision No. 86 (TR-86) <br /> Thickener Underflow Borehole <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <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 November 7, 2016 <br />an application to revise coal mining operations at the Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete <br />for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Twentymile Coal, LLC. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Twentymile Coal, LLC. (TC) is seeking to revise their current approved permit for construction, <br />operation and reclamation of a new thickener underflow borehole, a pipeline, and associated <br />ancillary equipment and facilities in the Southwest Mining Dis trict (SWMD). The borehole <br />installation will be located near the we st entrance to the main Foidel Creek Mine site. In order to <br />provide some flexibility, TC is permitting two alternate borehole locations, although only one will <br />be constructed and developed. Borehole location SWMD- 1 is located on the west side of Routt <br />County Road (RCR) 27 between the west entrance and the Fish Creek Borehole road. SWMD -2 is <br />located on the east side of RCR27, is accessed from the Fish Creek Borehole road, and the pad will <br />be located on the west side of the road. The lands affected by the proposed revision are located in <br />Sections 25 and 36 of T5N, R87W and Sections 31 and 32 of T5N, R86W; and surface owners for <br />this area include 20 Mile Sheep, LLC., Sage Creek Land and Reserves, LLC. (an affiliate of TC), <br />and Twentymile Coal, LLC. TC is requesting to increase their approved disturbed area by 1.6 <br />acres. <br />