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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 7, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br />Ellen Howard Kutzer <br />Colo. Dept. of Public Health & Environment <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80246-1530 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 7 (RN-7) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Howard Kutzer: <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 September 7, 2018, <br />an application to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine <br />was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided <br />in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />The applicant, New Elk Coal Company, LLC, proposes to continue underground coal mining <br />operations on land located approximately 25 mile(s) West of Trinidad, Colorado. There are no <br />proposed revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, nor is there any proposed surface <br />disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area. The permit area is further <br />described as follows: <br /> <br />T33S, R68W, Portions of Sections 24, 25 and 26 . All sections are partially or fully projected <br />by New Elk Coal Company due to the unsurveyed nature of the Maxwell Land Grant. The above- <br />mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, <br />and Stonewall. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Vigil. <br /> <br /> This renewal application does not propose revisions to the approved mining and reclamation plan, <br />nor is there any proposed surface disturbance outside of the currently approved disturbance area.