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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY'
<br />Departmenr of Natural Resources
<br />131 }Sherman St ,Room ? 15
<br />DI`/ISION OF
<br />Denver, Colorado 80?U3
<br />Phone: (3031 ane-3sn; MINERAL S
<br />F.jr: 130J) s3z-elan &
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />October 19. 1999 R E C L A M A T I O N
<br />MINING•SAFETY
<br />U.S. Forest Service Rdl Owens
<br />Sopris District Office{Carbondale Ranger eovemor
<br />P.O. Box 309 e~eg E. ewl~ne~
<br />Carbondale, CO 81623 F.ecunve D~~cuo~
<br />nlic hael B Long
<br />Re: North Thompson Creek Mine (Permit No. GS1-025) Division D~reUOr
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 21 (TR-21)
<br />Addition of Coal Ownership Map, Reclassification of Bridges, Cleanings Disposal Site,
<br />Retention of Road, Delete Topsoil Stockpile, & Abandon a Spillway
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
<br />Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 19, 1999, an application to
<br />revise coal mining operations at the North Thompson Creek Mine was considered complete (or the
<br />purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by MINREC, Inc. All review and comment periods as
<br />provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This technical revision adds Drawing Number D-3-20, Coal Ownership Map, to the Permit. It
<br />reclassifies bridges to foot traffic, provides for a pond cleanings disposal area, incorporates a letter
<br />requesting retention of roads (see Enclosure), recognizes the elimination of a topsoil stockpile, and
<br />recognizes an abandoned emergency spillway of Pond T-2.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 10 miles southwest of
<br />Carbondale, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />T8S, R89W; Portions of Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33. 34 and 35
<br />T9S. R89W; Portions of Sections 2, 3 and 4
<br />T7S, R88W: Portions of Sections 20, 29. 30 and 32
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Stony Ridge &
<br />Carbondale.
<br />A copy of the technical revision application is available (or public inspection at the Garfield County
<br />Courthouse, 109 8th St, Ste 200. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, and at the Division office. For
<br />additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology,
<br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver. Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply
<br />with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
<br />letter or within 10 days after the publication in Lhe Glenwood Post, whichever is later. If no comments
<br />are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
<br />to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Byrdn G. Walker
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist M:\O55\JRC\fE.`.1P\R0302505
<br />Enclosure: letter, August 17, 1999
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