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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 />June 15, 2017 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Routt County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />P.O. Box 773598 <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1982-056) <br /> Technical Revision No. 88 (TR-88) <br /> SWMD 1SW and WMD 12-Left Thickener Underflow Boreholes, Pump Boost <br />Station, and Pipelines <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Routt 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 June 15, 2017 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the Foidel Creek Mine was considered complete for <br />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 />This revision proposes to construct, operate, and reclaim two new thickener underflow boreholes, <br />additional pipeline, a pump station, and associated ancillary equipment and facilities in the <br />Southwestern Mining District (SWMD) - Panel 1SW, and in the Western Mining District (WMD) - <br />Panel 12-Left. The new installations are needed as a backup for the current system and to replace <br />SWMD boreholes 2SW and 3SW if and when these boreholes are no longer functional. The <br />boreholes will allow coal fines from the existing Washplant Facility to be transfered ans placed in <br />sealed and abandoned underground mine workings. <br /> <br /> The applicant is proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved <br />for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 23 miles Southwest of <br />Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />