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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />7313 Sherman SL, Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />Mazch 27, 2007
<br />Bruce Fowler
<br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management
<br />Grand Junction Field Office
<br />2815 H Road
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81506
<br />Re: Munger Canyon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-020)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 22 (TR-22)
<br />Reclamation Plan Clarification
<br />Dear Mr. Fowler:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />- bt-
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 26, 2007, an application to revise coal mining operations at [he
<br />Munger Canyon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by CAM Mining LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of Filing.
<br />This revision application updates the reclamation plan and amends the reclamation schedule to allow for reclamation of the
<br />Munger Canyon Mine during 2007/2008.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 18 miles north of Loma, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />Mine site: Portions of Sections 27, 28, 29, 33, and 34, T7S, R102W, 6th P.M., all in Gaffield County.
<br />Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4, T8S, R102W, 6th P.M., all in Gaffield County.
<br />Rail Loadout: Portions of Section 34, T2N, R3 W, Ute PM, in Mesa County.
<br />Portions of Section 3, TIN, R3W, Ute PM, in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Howard Canyon and Garvey Canyon.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at [he Mesa County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, P.O. Box 20,000, Grand Junction, CO 81501, and at the Division office. If you have questions or need additional
<br />information, please contact me in Grand Junction at (970) 242-5025. Written comments should be submitted to my attention,
<br />addressed either to our Denver office (Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203), or Grand Junction office (Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 101 South 3rd, Suite 301, Grand
<br />Junction, CO 8150]). In order for us to comply with regulatory fnne frames, we request that comments be submitted within
<br />fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no
<br />concerns with, or obj bons to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely, ~~ ~~
<br />Dan T. Mathews ~~~JJ/
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />C-TRA3 C1981020 DTM 03212007095417
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines
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