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From: Jim Slover To: Joe Dudash
<br />Date: 12(28/01 Time: 10:42:54 AM
<br />RECEIVED
<br />~~C 2 8 2001
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE OivisionotMinerdls~Ge0lpgy
<br />Bear Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box 1754, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted a complete
<br />application for the renewal of a valid, existing permit to conduct coal mining reclamation
<br />activities in Colorado to the Division of Minerals and Geology, for its mining permit No. C-81-
<br />033.
<br />The Bear No. 3 Mine is located immediately south and east of the town of Somerset, CO. The
<br />North Fork of the Gunnison River is located north of the Mine. The mine permit area is
<br />located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Somerset Quadrangle map within the
<br />following sections.
<br />Townshia 13 South. Range 90 West, Bth P.M.
<br />Section 8: S~SEY+South of the River
<br />Section 16: WYNW'/+, NWY.NEY<NWY,, S'/NE%aNWYa, SEYaNWY., NW'/+SW'/,,
<br />W'/zNE'/aSW'/a, W'/zSW'/aSW'/a
<br />Section 17: SW'/a, SEYa, SW'/aNW'/a, SE'/aNW'/a, SW'/aNE'/a, SE'/aNE'/a, NE'/aNE'/a,
<br />S''/zNW%aNW'/a, SYzNE'/aNW%a South of the River, SW'/aNW'/aNE%a
<br />South of the River, SEY+NWYaNEY., N'/NWY.NEYa South of the River,
<br />and the tract of land described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest
<br />comer of Lot 1, Block 3, as shown in that certain map and dedication
<br />recorded in the Office of the County Recorder, Gunnison County, on June
<br />27, 1960, Reception No. 244850, and running hence N 66 36' 56" E
<br />50.OD' to the true paint of beginning; thence N 74 21' 13" E 127.99';
<br />thence N 69 42' 31" E 351.72'; thence N 24 38'11" E 60.00'; thence S 70
<br />59' 40" W 183.73'; thence S 60 49' OS" W 126.09'; to the true point of
<br />beginning; containing 0.407 acres, more or less.
<br />Section 18: SEYaSEYs, NEYaSEYa, SE'/aNEYa
<br />Section 20: N'/zNEYa, NYzSEYoNE'/a, N'hNWYaNWYa, NYsNEYaNW'/a,
<br />SEYaNEY+NWY+
<br />Section 21: W'/zNWYaNWY,, NWY4SWY4NW'/a
<br />The approved Bear No. 3 Mine permit area contains 1108.4 acres of land, 1079.6 acres of
<br />private surtace and 28.8 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the proposed
<br />permit area encompass 104.4 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 1004
<br />acres. The surface of the permit area is owned by Bear Coal Company, Oxbow Carbon and
<br />Minerals, Arch Coal Company, Clarence L. Werner Revocable Trust, and the U. S.
<br />Government which owns approximately 28.8 acres of the permitted land in Section 21.
<br />A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 140
<br />Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313
<br />Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 50203, {303) 866-3567. Written comments,
<br />objections, or a request for an informal conference regarding this application may be submitted
<br />to the Division of Minerals and Geology at the above address.
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