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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />October 29, 2013 <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Greg Smith <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />New Elk Coal Company, LLC <br />12250 Highway 12 <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Weston, CO 81019 <br />Re: Golden Eagle Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -013) <br />Permit Expiration <br />Dear Mr. Smith: <br />The purpose of this letter, as required by Rule 2.08.5(2)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the five -year permit term for the <br />Golden Eagle Mine will expire on June 22, 2014. In order to ensure that New Elk Coal Company may <br />continue to operate the mine beyond that date, a complete application for renewal of the permit must be <br />received at least 180 days prior to its expiration (Rule 2.08.5(3)(f)). Therefore the application would <br />need to be found complete on or before December 24, 2013. <br />In order to allow the Division time to thoroughly review the application for completeness, we request <br />that you submit the application by December 10, 2013. <br />Enclosed is a renewal application form which should be submitted with the following information, at a <br />minimum, as required by Rule 2.08.5(2)(b): <br />A statement of the name and address of the permittee, the term of the requested renewal, the <br />permit number, and a description of any changes to the matters set forth in the original <br />application for a permit or prior permit renewal; <br />A copy of the newspaper notice to be placed in a local newspaper in accordance with the <br />requirements of Rule 2.073(2): and <br />Evidence that a liability insurance policy or adequate self - insurance, under Rule 2.03.9, will be <br />provided by the applicant for the proposed period of renewal. <br />Should you or your staff have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Q-1 �_ <br />Leigh D. Simmons <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />leigh. simmons @state. co.us <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />