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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 />December 27, 2022 <br /> <br />La Plata County Commissioners <br />County Commissioners <br />1101 E. 2nd Ave/ <br />Durango, CO 80301-5155 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Permit Issuance <br /> Permit Renewal No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear La Plata County Commissioners: <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety renewed Mining Permit No. C-1981-035 <br />for the King Coal Mine on December 24, 2022, allowing coal mining and reclamation operations to <br />continue under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The <br />permit was issued to GCC Energy, LLC, 6473 County Road 120, Hesperus, CO 81326, (910) 403- <br />4395, for their mining operation located in La Plata County, approximately 6 miles Southwest of <br />Hesperus, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />King I Mine <br /> Township 34 North, Range 11 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian <br /> Section 5: SW/4, W/2 SE/4, S/2 SW/4 NW/4 <br /> Section 6: N/2, N/2 S/2, SE/4 SE/4, E/2 SW/4 SE/4, S/2 SW/4 SE/4 <br /> Section 7: NE/4 NE/4, NE/4 NW/4 NE/4 <br /> Section 8: N/2 NW/4 <br /> Township 35 North, Range 11 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian <br /> Section 28: SW/4 SW/4 <br /> Section 29: S/2 SE/4 <br /> Section 31: SE/4, S/2 NE/4, S/2 SW/4 <br /> Section 32: W/2, NE/4 <br /> <br /> King II Mine <br /> Township 35 North, Range 12 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian <br /> Section 35: N/2 SE/4 <br /> Section 36: All