The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office has released its preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA) and unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the Oxbow Mining, LLC proposed federal coal exploration license COC74911 known as the Oak Mesa project.

Oxbow has applied for exploration drilling encompassing about 13,873 acres of federal coal that underlies BLM and private surface lands.

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The Delta County Sheriff's Office reports that the padlocks on approximately 11 storage units near Hotchkiss were cut on May 8. Owner Dennis Green discovered the break-ins during a routine drive through the storage units, which are located on Highway 133.

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