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-_ .- ~ ~ iiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiii <br />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: 1303) 8hb-3567 <br />FAX: (3031 832-8106 <br />November 29, 1999 <br />Southeast Regional Wildlife Manager <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />Southeast Regional Service Center <br />2126 North Weber <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80907 <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-S1-012) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 44 (TR-44) <br />Change Reference Areas <br />Dear Wildlife Manager: <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.EC LA MATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. 4Valcher <br />E<ecuove Director <br />Michael B. LOng <br />Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Tide 34, <br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on November 12, <br />1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the New Elk Mine was considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Picketwire Processing, <br />LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from <br />this date of filing. <br />This revision establishes revegetation reference areas to be used for comparison with <br />reclaimed lands to determine the success of those reclaimed areas. Reference area vegetation <br />is sampled typically once annually during the growing season. No disturbance other than <br />vegetation analysis will occur. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 25 miles west of <br />Trinidad, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Township 33 South, Range 67 West <br />Sections 30 and 31 <br />Township 34 South, Range 67 West <br />Section 6 <br />Township 33 South, Range 68 West <br />Sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, and 36 <br />Township 34 South, Range 68 West <br />Sections 1 and 2 <br />All sections are partially or fully projected by Basin Resources due to the unsurveyed nature <br />of the Maxwell Land Grant. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of <br />vigil. <br />