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AN,COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Louis Head <br />New Elk Coat Company, LLC <br />12250 Hwy 12 <br />Weston, CO 81019 <br />February 18, 2015 <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -012) <br />Technical Revision No. 70, (TR -70) <br />Third Adequacy Review <br />Dear Mr. Head, <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division) has completed the <br />review of materials submitted by New Elk Coal Company (NECC) in response to the second <br />adequacy review. All technical issues have been resolved, however an administrative issue <br />remains. <br />Rule 2.05.3(3) Operation Plan — Permit Area — Mine Facilities <br />1. Item resolved — NECC added the items "DWDA Belt (RDA Belt Addition)" and <br />"Explosive /Chemical Storage" to Table 19, under the heading for Map 11 — Sheet3, East <br />Portal Facilities <br />2. Item resolved —NECC edited page 2.05 -7d to describe the approximate location of the <br />conveyor <br />Rule 2.05.3(3) Operation Plan — Permit Area — Mine Facilities and Rule 4.03.1— Haul Roads <br />3. Item resolved — NECC provided a Haul Road Certification Statement, certified by Jim <br />Stover (PE). This will be added to Exhibit 32 <br />4. Item resolved —NECC edited pages 2.05 -7a through -7d to accurately and consistently <br />describe the new haul road design <br />5. Item resolved —NECC revised pages 2.05 -7a through 7d to describe the procedures that <br />will be used with the new haul road <br />Rule 2.05.3 (4) Operation Plan — Permit Area — Ponds, Impoundments and Diversions <br />6. No action necessary — The surface water information in Exhibit 19(24) is sufficient for <br />the proposed revised design of the haul road. <br />pF CC310 <br />e <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http: / /mining.state.co.us I <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor Mike King, Executive Director Virginia Brannon, Directori, <br />1$76 . <br />