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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman SI., Room 215 ll~~~
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203 I
<br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567
<br />FA%:13031 al?-8106
<br />DEPARTMENT OF
<br />May 8, 1997 ~$QLJR~E $
<br />Roy Romer
<br />Mr. Alan Kesterke eovernnr
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management lames s. L«nnead
<br />Montrose District E~ttuove Director
<br />Mrthael a. Long
<br />2465 South Townsend Avnue Division Dirttlor
<br />Montrose, CO 81401
<br />Re: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 30
<br />Eliminate Woody Stem Density
<br />Dear Mc Kesterke:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with 'Title 34, Article 33, Section 1 16,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 5, 1997, an application to revise coal mining
<br />operations a[ the Sanborn Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was
<br />submitted by Oxbow Carbon & Minerals, Inc. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the
<br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located just north of the town of Somerset. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 34, 35 and 36, Township 12 South, Range 91 Wes[;
<br />Portions of Sections I, 2, 3, 4, 5, all of 6 and 7, Portions North of the North Fork of the Gunnison River in
<br />Sections 8, 9, 10, portions of Sections 11, 12, and 17, Township 13 South, Range 90 West;
<br />Portions of Sections 1-3, I I-13, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of [he 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset and Bowie.
<br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Delta County Courthouse,
<br />5th & Palmer, Delta, CO 81416-0000, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request [hat
<br />comments be submitted within fifteen (I 5) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will
<br />proceed on the assumption [hat you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />William J. Ca er
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />WJC/JRC M \OSSVRPTEMP\CTROlO?? W1C
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