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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 666-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />October 16, 2003 <br />Rio Blanco County Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />P.O. Box I <br />Meeker, CO 81641 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OE <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.EC LA MATION•MI NINO <br />EAFETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Direcor <br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018) NaNral ao..,i ~,ra m~aon <br />Permit Revision Application No. 4 (PR-4) <br />Removal of Railroad from Permit Area & Limitation on Volume of Temporary Refuse Stockpile <br />Deaz Rio Blanco County Commissioners: <br />This letter is to inform you that the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology is proposing to Approve with <br />conditions a revision application for a coal mining and reclamation permit. The application was submitted by Blue <br />Mountain Energy, Inc on August 24, 2001, for the Deserado Mine. <br />Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal <br />hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board within thirty (30) days of the fast publication of this notice by <br />the Division in the Rio Blanco Herald-Times. <br />The underground mine is located approximately 7 miles northeast of Rangely, Colorado. The pertnit area is <br />further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County; Portions of <br />Sections 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101 W, 6th PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33, <br />T3N, R101 W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County. <br />Copies of the revision application aze available for public review in the Division offices at the above address and at <br />the Rio Blanco Count Clerk and Recorder's Office. Copies_of the Division's "P;~ose_d-Decision and Findings of <br />Compliance" are also available at those locations. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />James R. Stark <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JRS/Jrc <br />C-PR-12 C1981018 JRS 20031016 121917 PM.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />Geological Survey <br />