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MOUNTAIN COAL <br />COMPANYL.L.C. <br />A Subsidiary of Arch Westem Bituminous Group, LLC <br />September 10, 2013 <br />RECEIVED <br />SEP 17 2013 <br />DMSION OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Mr. James R. Stark <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />West Elk Mine <br />P Ca Box 591 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset CO 81434 <br />(970)929 -2200 <br />Fax(970)929 -5050 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West Elk Mine; Permit No. C- 1980 -007; Technical <br />Revision No. TR -131, Updated Reclamation Seed Mixes <br />Dear Mr. Stark: <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) submits the attached application form, proposed public <br />notice, a memo with attachments by Savage and Savage, Inc., and revised permit pages 2.05- <br />50 through 2.05 -60 in application of Technical Revision No. TR -131 to update MCC's <br />reclamation seed mixes. While updating the relevant tables in the permit text, MCC also <br />updated the discussions regarding shrub seeding and planting that should have been revised <br />during the TR -125 process when shrub density, etc. were removed from the reclamation <br />success standard. Also, the soil discussions that were located after the seed mix tables in the <br />current Reclamation Plan permit text were moved together and ahead of the seed mix tables. <br />The seed mix tables were also grouped together and moved to a location after the seeding <br />mixtures subheading. Other minor grammatical and language corrections were also made to <br />the text. <br />Please contact me at (970) 929 -2238 or by e-mail should you have questions regarding this <br />submittal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: Weston Norris - MCC <br />Neal Starkebaum - Gunnison Co. <br />