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<br />~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />131 J Sherman SL. Room ? 15 <br />Denver, Colorado 80?03 <br />Phone: (303) 866.3567 <br />FA%: (3031 B3?-8106 <br />July 25, 2000 <br />Las Animas County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />200 East First Street, Room 104 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />Re: Rimrock Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1989-074) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 2 (RN-2) <br />Dear Las Animas County Commissioners: <br />~~ <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />R E C L A M A T I O N <br />MI NING•SAFETY <br />B~II Owens <br />Governor <br />Creg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Dlvls~on D'veclor <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, <br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 25, 2000, an application to renew an existing permit to <br />conduct coal mining operations at Rimrock Strip Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate <br />from this date of filing. <br />Rimrock Coal Company proposes to continue Surface coal mining and/or reclamation operations on land located <br />approximately 3 miles Southeast of Trinidad, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of the NW 1/4 of Section 29, T33S, R63 W of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Trinidad East. <br />Operations at the Rimrock Mine ceased in February 1993 and the mine was reclaimed in 1994. Activities during <br />the next five year permit term will be focused on maintenance and monitoring. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas County Courthouse, 200 <br />East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082. For additional information, to provide written comments, or <br />request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty days (30) afrer the last public notice in the Chronicle - <br />News. <br />Sincerely <br />~~ <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/Jrc <br />C-RN-0J CI9i190]J ICAG ]0000]l5_III]IO AM da <br />