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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 60203 <br />Phone: (303) 86G-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 83Z-8106 <br />April 8, 2005 <br />Cazl Johnston <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 28 (TR-28): Hydrology Monitoring Plan Changes <br />Deaz Mr. Johnston: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />MINESRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAM ATION•MINING <br />SA rETri SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Canany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 7, 2005, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Yoast Mine was <br />considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technical revision addresses changes to the hydrologic monitoring plan, and revises the surface water and groundwater <br />parameter lists. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approxhnately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The permit area <br />is further described as follows: <br />T6N, R87 W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32 <br />TSN, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Mount Harris and Dunckley. <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 the Hayden Public Library, <br />201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, Colorado 81639, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303} 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments aze received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to, the applicanPs proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael P. Boulay _-_Q <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />C-TRA3 C1994082 MPB 20050408 104844 AM <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />