2018-09-27_REVISION - C1981008 (14)

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1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 September 27, 2018 Assistant State Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services 445 W. Gunnison Ave, Suite 240 Grand Junction, CO 81501-5711 Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) Technical Revision No. 85 (TR-85) Permit Boundary Revision & Revised Pond 015 Design Dear Sir or Madam: The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 27, 2018 an application to revise coal mining operations at the New Horizon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. TR85 is proposing to reduce the permit boundary by 285.94 acres and revise the Pond 15 design. The proposed reduction in permitted acres is a result of the SL19 bond release. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: All or portions of the following: Sec 6, T46N, R15W: W ½ NE ¼; W ½ SW ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼; N ½ NE ¼ SW ¼; N ½ SE ¼; N ½ SE ¼ SE ¼ Sec 31 ,T47N, R15W: SW ¼ Sec 1, T46N, R16W: N ½ NE ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼ NE ¼; NW ¼ SE ¼ NE ¼; NE ¼ NW ¼; N ½ SE ¼ NW ¼