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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 7, 2021 <br /> <br />Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation <br />History Colorado Center <br />1200 Broadway <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br /> Permit Revision Application No. 5 (PR-5) <br /> Permit Revision 5 <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <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 7, 2021, 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 /> <br />Through this permit revision, New Elk Coal Company seeks to expand the permit boundary east and <br />north of the current boundary by 2,856 acres for Blue Seam Mining. The applicant is not proposing <br />additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. <br /> <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 /> <br />Township 33 South, Range 68 West, in sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27. A reclaimed <br />vent shaft is located in Township 33 South, Range 67 West, in Section 19. These sections can be <br />located on the USGS 7.5 minute Vigil and Weston quadrangle maps. The Jansen Loadout is also <br />part of Permit C-1981-012 and is approximately 2 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado in Township 33 <br />South, Range 64 West, in sections 22 and 27. These sections can be located on the USGS 7.5 minute <br />Trinidad quadrangle map. <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Vigil, Weston, Trinidad. <br />