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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />C O L O RA D O
<br />D I V I S I O N o f
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567
<br />M IN I NIN G
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<br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106
<br />SAFETY
<br />September 4, 2013
<br />John W. Hickenlooper
<br />Governor
<br />Mike King
<br />Assistant State Supervisor Executive Director
<br />Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
<br />Loretta E. Pineda
<br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director
<br />764 Horizon Drive, South Annex A
<br />Grand Junction, CO 81506 -3904
<br />Re: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -018)
<br />Technical Revision No. 69 JR -69)
<br />Drill one 26 inch return shaft (RS-1 IL) and about 440 feet of associates light use road.
<br />Dear Sir or Madam:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34,
<br />Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 4, 2013
<br />an application to revise coal mining operations at the Deserado Mine was considered complete for
<br />the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. All review and
<br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Deserado Mine proposes an addition of a 26" diameter return shaft (RS -11L) and associated roads.
<br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Northeast of
<br />Rangely, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12, T2N, R10 1W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County;
<br />Portions of Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, and 36, T3N, R101W, 6th
<br />PM; All of Sections 22, 29, 32, and 33, T3N, R101W, 6th PM, all in Rio Blanco County.
<br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle
<br />map(s): Rangely Ne.
<br />Because the above referenced technical revision application would incorporate additional lands
<br />into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation
<br />measures, the Division is coordinating with the Office of Surface Mining on evaluation of the
<br />potential for impacts to threatened or endangered species of plants or animals, or wildlife species
<br />otherwise protected by federal law. A copy of the permit section addressing potential effects of
<br />the operation to threatened and endangered (T &E) species has been forwarded to the Office of
<br />Surface Mining. The OSM will prepare the biological assessment necessary for approval based on
<br />the information provided in the application, and OSM will coordinate with your office as
<br />Office of Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
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