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The Spring Gulch Coal Company of Thermopolis, Wyoming has applied for a coal mining
permit renewal from the Land Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality for
the State of Wyoming. The coal mining permit area will be located in: T. 46N., R. 98W., Sections
30, 31, 32, and 33 and T. 46N., R. 99W., Sections 25 and 26, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. The
area of the permit is approximately 31 miles northwest of Thermopolis, Wyoming. This area can
be found on the Grass Creek USGS quadrangle map. The original permit to mine was granted on
October 21, 1974 and is estimated to continue until 2036. The land, after mining, will be returned
to livestock grazing and wildlife habitat.
Information regarding this application may be reviewed in the Office of the Land Quality
Division of the Department of Environmental Quality in Cheyenne and Lander, Wyoming or the
Hot Springs County Clerk's Office at Thermopolis, Wyoming. Written objections to the proposed
mining operation must be received by the Administrator of the Land Quality Division, Department
of Environmental Quality, 200 W. 17th Street, Suite 10, Cheyenne, WY 82002 before the close of
business November 14, 2026. Objections may also be submitted by the same deadline via the Land
Quality Division’s electronic comment portal at https://lq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/. The
Director shall hold an informal conference if requested, hear the complaint and take action on the
application in accordance with Wyoming Statute (W.S.) 35-11-406(p) and the Department's Rules
of Practice and Procedure. The Director shall render a decision on the application within thirty
(30) days after the deadline to file objections if no informal conference is requested. An informal
conference shall be held within thirty (30) days after the final date for filing objections unless a
different period is stipulated to by the parties. The Director shall publish notice of the time, date
and location of the conference in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed
operation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks immediately prior to the conference. If the
director holds an informal conference, all parties to the conference shall be furnished with a copy
of the final written decision of the Director issuing or denying the permit within sixty (60) days of
the conference. The applicant or objector may appeal the director’s written decision after an
informal conference to the Council. If a hearing is held the hearing would be conducted as a
contested case in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W.S. §16-3-101
through §16-3-115) with a right of judicial review afforded as provided in that act and W.S 35-11-
406(p)(iv). The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be mailed a copy of the
application mine plan map as given in W.S. §35-11-406(j).
Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or
alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please
provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of the public comment period for such requests.
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