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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 />May 12, 2017 <br /> <br /> <br />Mark Tobias <br />Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation <br />History Colorado Center <br />1200 Broadway <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C-1981-010) <br /> Permit Revision Application No. 8 (PR-8) <br /> Permit Revision No. 8. Response to PR-7 stipulations. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Tobias: <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 May 12, 2017, an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the Trapper Mine was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Trapper Mining, Inc.. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />This revision discusses each item under Stipulation No. 22 with reference to revised permit <br />document pages and, additional appendices. Also included are design information for five <br />proposed sediment ponds to be built within the PR7 expansion area. Trapper Mine Inc., is not <br />requesting for approval to mine in the PR7 expansion area at this time. The revision includes <br />information on the overburden characteristics, hydrologic information about Deacon and Jeffway <br />gulches and associated seeps, and results of water quality sampling. The applicant is not proposing <br />additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Township 5 North, Range 90 West <br /> Section 5 All