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COLORADO <br />. <br />10—d Division of Reclamation, <br />® Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 28, 2020 <br />Colorado Field Supervisor <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />P.O. Box 25486, DFC (MS 65412) <br />Denver, CO 80225-0486 <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br />Technical Revision No. 75 (TR -75) <br />TR -75 <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <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 July 27, 2020 an <br />application to revise coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine was considered complete for the <br />purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />TR -75 Addresses the early reclamation plan for the RDA should the RDA not reach final <br />configuration. The applicant is proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently <br />approved for disturbance. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles West of Trinidad, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />T33S, R68W, Portions of Sections 24, 25 and 26. All sections are partially or fully projected by <br />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, and <br />Stonewall. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Vigil. <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://colorado.gov/drms <br />Jared Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />