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• • iiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiii <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of Nalurat Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (3031 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />March 14, 1997 <br />Mr. Lawrence Kline <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 <br />Re: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-022) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 29 <br />Change Mine Plan And Add Facilities <br />Dear Mr. Kline: <br />II~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OP s <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5. Lochhead <br />Ezecuhve Director <br />Michael 8. Long <br />Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 1 l6, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March l4, 1997, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at 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 />This revision proposes the addition of various mine plan components to [he existing Sanborn Creek Mine. These <br />components include the addition of longwall mining technology, increased coal stockpile volumes and capacities, <br />new surface facilities, and a new refuse pile and pile access corridor. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located directly north of the town of Somerset, Colorado. <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 that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on the assumption [ha[ you have no concerns with or objections to [he applicant's proposal. <br />Sincere ; <br />/, / i <br />U <br />~lkfam J. Carter '~ <br />~vironmental Protection Specialist <br />WJC/JRC M:\OSSURCVEMPJJ7RJU2] WIC <br />