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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />13U Sherman Sl ,Room 215 <br />Denver, ColoraAu B03)3 <br />Phone. (3031 Bb6 3567 <br />FAX (303)832-BI06 <br />May 6, 1996 <br />Caryn Fox <br />Staff Planner <br />Routt Courtty Regional Planning Commission <br />P.O. Box 3598 <br />Steamboat Springs CO 80477 <br />RE: Meadows No. 1 Mine (C-81-029) <br />Technical Revision No. 20 <br />Dear Ms. Fox: <br />II~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5 Lochhcad <br />E~rcWivc Dnerlnr <br />nLChael B. Lunt; <br />Drvisiun Dvcaor <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology is currently reviewing a technical revision <br />application for the Meadows No. 1 Mine. The mine is a reclaimed surface coal mine located <br />on John Eilts' Coal View Ghost Ranch (Sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, T6N, R87W). The operator <br />of the mine is Sun Coal Company. Sun Coal Company proposes a change in postmining land <br />use of the reclaimed pit area to commercial. The previously approved land use was rangeland <br />and wildlife habitat. Mr. Eilts Proposes to continue snowmobile tours on the property around <br />the permitted area, and expand the tour area to include the reclaimed mine. <br />We contacted your office in November of 1994, when Sun Coal Company proposed an industrial <br />postmining land use for the facilities area of the mine. At that time, you stated you were aware <br />that there was an active permit for snowmobile tours on the property, as well as ermits for <br />various oil wells. Your office did not have any objection to the land use change for the facilities <br />area since there was an active permit. I have enclosed a copy of the letter stating the opinion <br />of your office. <br />We are requesting that your office consider whether the land use change for the pit area would <br />be objectionable to the Planning Commission. In order to comp)y with regulatory timeframes, <br />we are required to issue a decision on this revision on or before May 16, 1996. Therefore, we <br />request that you provide any comments prior to that date. <br />If you have questions or are in need of additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~~~~ <br />Susan L Burgmai <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />sLS~oso6ve.wr <br />