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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 />April 5, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br />Dave Rice <br />Delta County Planning and Development <br />Planning Director <br />501 Palmer Street, Suite #115 <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> Permit Revision Application No. 15 (PR-15) <br /> Permit Boundary Expansion, Proposed Area of Projected Longwall Panels and <br />Proposed MVB Sites. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Delta County Planning and Development: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, <br />Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 5, 2018, a <br />permit revision application for a permit to conduct coal mining operations, Permit No. C-1980-007 <br />by Mountain Coal Company, LLC, was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the <br />Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate <br />from this date of filing. <br /> <br />PR-15 seeks to expand the permit boundary to the south (adding 2,620 acres to the existing permit <br />area of 17,234.9 acres), and to change the mine plan. Three additional longwall panels are <br />proposed, the projected area of which is approximately 760 acres comprising 50% federally owned <br />coal and 50% privately owned. An additional 380 acres (100% federally owned) are projected as <br />potential panel extensions based on future exploration. 25 Mine Ventilation Boreholes (MVBs) are <br />proposed, with drill pads and access roads. The applicant is proposing additional surface <br />disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <br />The underground coal mining operation is located approximately 9 miles East of Paonia, Colorado. <br />The permit area is further described as follows: