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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Depanmeni of Natural Resources
<br />111) Sherman SI., Room 215
<br />Denver, ColoraLlo 80201
<br />Phone: 130}1 866-}567
<br />FA%~ 13031 832-N 106
<br />May 8, 1997
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<br />DEPARTMEtJT OF
<br />NATURAL
<br />RESOURCES
<br />Mr. Lawrence Kline
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />Denver, CO 80202-5733
<br />Re: Sanborn Creek Mine (Permit No. C-81-022)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 30
<br />Eliminate Woody Stem Density
<br />Dear Mr. Kline:
<br />Roy Romer
<br />Governo.
<br />lames 5. Lachhead
<br />Eeecutive Duecmr
<br />MichaclB Long
<br />Division Director
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 5, 1997, an application to revise coal mining
<br />operations at the Sanborn Creek Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was
<br />submitted by Oxbow Carbon & Minerals, Inc. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the
<br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located just north of the town of Somerset. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Section 31, Township 12 South, Range 90 Wes[;
<br />Portions of Sections 34, 35 and 36, Township 12 South, Range 91 West;
<br />Portions of Sections I, 2, 3, 4, 5, all of 6 and 7, Portions North of the North Fork of [he Gunnison River in
<br />Sections 8, 9, 10, portions of Sections I I, 12, and 17, Township 13 South, Range 90 Wes[;
<br />Portions of Sections I-3, l 1-13, Township l3 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Somerset and Boivie.
<br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Delta County Courthouse,
<br />5th & Palmer, Delta, CO 81416-0000, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
<br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
<br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that
<br />comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of [his letter, if no comments are received by then, we will
<br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />G~tiP~-~~~~t.~
<br />William J. Carter
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />W3C/3RC M \OSSVRC\TEMP\CTROJO_'2 N'1C
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