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iii iiiniiiniuiii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />131 3 Sherman 51.. Room 21 5 <br />Denver, Colorario 80207 <br />Phone: 0031866-3567 <br />FAS. 17071 t{32~R106 <br />December 29, 1998 <br />~~~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT Oh <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCE` <br />Rnv Rnmer <br />Phil Hegeman Governor <br />Colorado Department of Health I~me, s L^~nne~a <br />Exec uuve Uveaor <br />Water Quality Control Division Permit Section <br />Mirhael B. Lone <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South o~~,,,nn o rector <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 <br />Re: Lorencito Canyon Nline (Permit No. C-96-084) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 4 <br />New Ownership and Control Information <br />Dear Mr. Hegemart: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 28, 1998, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at [he Lorencito Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was <br />submitted by Lorencito Coal Company, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technccal revision revises the ownership and control information. <br />The combined surface and underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles west of <br />Segundo on Hwy 12. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />On lands south of the Purgatoire River, lands east of the South Fork of the Purgatoire and Alamosa Canyon, lands <br />north of Vermejo Park, and lands west of Widow Woman Canyon containing approximately 17,862 acres. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Tercio. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Las Animas County Courthouse, <br />200 East First Street, Room 104, Trinidad, CO 81082, and at the Division office. For additional information or <br />to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~ o ~t~ ,s~ ~u~,~~y ~: <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />KAG/JRC <br />b1:~OSSV RC\TEMP\R0308~09 1:AG <br />