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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br /> HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br /> July 10, 2019 <br /> Ms. Janet Binns <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist III <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> RE: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) RECEIVED <br /> Technical Revision No. 90 (TR-90) 'JUL 12 2019 <br /> Preliminary Adequacy Review <br /> DMSION OF RECLAMATION <br /> NNING AND SAFETY <br /> Dear Ms. Binns: <br /> Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association (Tri-State) has received your adequacy <br /> review letter for TR-90, dated June 28, 2019 and provides the following responses to your <br /> comments on behalf of the Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation's New Horizon Mine. <br /> 1. At the top of page 1 of Attachment 2.03.8-1, the text states that, "The New Horizon 2 <br /> (NH2) Permit area consists of 6 separate parcels. " Yet the following table describes <br /> eight separate parcels. Please bring the text into agreement with the table. <br /> Response: The text on page 1 has been revised to indicate that the New Horizon 2 permit <br /> area consists of 8 separate parcels, which is consistent with Table 1 on the same page. <br /> 2. The top of revised page 2.04.3-5 describes the permit boundary changes approved during <br /> TR-85. This page also describes the removal of 3.59 acres of phase III bond released <br /> area specific to TR-90. However, this page notes that the permitted acreage upon <br /> approval of TR-90 will be 535.65 acres. This description of the permitted acreage fails to <br /> include the New Horizon No. 1 acres that are still a part of the New Horizon permit <br /> (0981-008). Until the area specific to New Horizon No. 1 are approved to be removed <br /> from the New Horizon mine permit,please include the 98.62 New Horizon No. 1 acres in <br /> this description. The Division concurs with ERMR that the total permitted area after the <br /> approval of TR-90 will be 634.27 acres. The value of 539.24 acres under '40 <br /> Description of Pre-Mine Land Use Areas" on this page will need to be corrected as well. <br /> Response: The text on page 5 has been revised to indicate the total permitted area after <br /> the approval of TR-90 will be 634.27 acres. <br /> 3. On revised Table 2.04.3-1 Pre-Mine Land Use Areas by Type (page 2.04.3-7), and Table <br /> 2.04.3-2 Pre-Mine Land Use by Acreage and%of Total(page 2.04.3-8),please include a <br /> column or note regarding the New Horizon No. I acres. A description of the New <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br /> P.O.BOX 1307 P.O.BOX 577 P.O.BOX 698 <br /> A Touchstone EneWCooperative 1 A L CRAIG,CO 816.26-1307 PREWITT,NM 87045 NUCLA,CO 81424-0698 <br /> 970-824-4411 505-876-2271 970-864-7316 <br />