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MCC's mining and reclamation permit was originally issued by the CDRMS in July 1981, and was <br />reissued August 1986, January 1993 (effective August 1991), July 1996, July 2001, July 2006 and July <br />2011. The current five -year permit term expires July 31, 2016. MCC's five -year permit area contains <br />lands in Sections 9 -11, 13 -36, TI 3S, R90W, 6th PM; and Sections 23 -26, TI 3S, R91W, 6th PM, and <br />Sections 1 -5 , 8 -12, T14S, R90W, 6th PM in Delta and Gunnison Counties. The location of the lands can <br />be found on the USGS 7.5 minute Somerset and Minnesota Pass quadrangle topographic maps. The <br />current permit area encompasses approximately 17,154.9 acres. <br />The reclaimed MDW pads and roads are located within the National Forest System lands and are located <br />in portions of Sections 14, 23, 26, 27, and 34 of Township 13 South, Range 90 West. These drill sites and <br />roads were necessary for both coal exploration and mine methane drainage. <br />Reclamation of the various drill site locations and roads within MCC's permit was completed in 2013. <br />This included the plugging and abandonment of twenty two drill holes, as well as backfilling and <br />regrading their associated drill pad locations and access roads. The sites and roads proposed for bond <br />release have been revegetated and stabilized using various methods of seeding, fertilizing, mulching and <br />installation/application of straw and matting blankets. Approximately 19.23 acres have received these <br />treatments. <br />If you have any questions or need further information concerning this notice of MCC's Bond Release <br />requests, please contact me at (970) 929 -2308 or Kathy Welt at (970) 929 -2238. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jessica A. Loveland, P.E. <br />Environmental Engineer <br />cc: D. Downing, ARKL <br />J. Stark, CDRMS <br />W. Norris, MCC <br />K. Welt, MCC <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />