2015-06-12_REVISION - C1980007 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/12/2015
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings
• From: DRMS
• To: Mountain Coal Company, LLC
• Type & Sequence: SL6
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: MPB
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

An accounting of the West Elk Mine's bond release history, including SL -06, is provided in Table I
below.
Table I
West Elk Mine C 1980-007 Bond Release History
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Release
Acres
Amount
Acres
Amount
Acres
Amount
SL -01
15.19
$79,727.00
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
SL -02
5.5
$122,629.00
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
SL -03
47.65
$470,488.00
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
SL -04
0
$0.00
67.6
$196,037.00
0
$0.00
SL -05
13.85
$94,475.00
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
SL -06
0
0
0
0
24.2
$69,761.00
SL -07
19.23
$97,871.00
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
Total
101.42
$865,190.00
67.60
$196,037.00
24.2
$69,761.00
The Division currently holds a performance bond in the form of two corporate sureties in the
amount of $15,000,000.00 (bond SUI 116159 from the Arch Insurance Company in the amount of
$10,000,000.00 and bond 5010562 from the Bond Safeguard Insurance Company in the amount of
$5,000,000.00). The current reclamation liability at the West Elk Mine, prior to SL -06, is
$14,203,110.00. Following the proposed release of $69,761.00, the mine will have a reclamation
liability in the amount of $14,133,349.00. The remaining bond has been determined to be sufficient
to assure completion of the remaining reclamation work at the site if the work had to be completed
by the Board through third party contractors.
Any person with a valid legal interest which might be adversely affected by this proposed decision
may request a formal public hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board in accordance with
Rule 3.032(6). Public notice of this proposed decision will be published twice in the Delta County
Independent for two consecutive weeks as soon as possible. Requests for public hearing must be
submitted to the Division in writing within thirty days of the first publication in the Delta County
Independent. If no hearing is requested within the thirty days, the Division's proposed decision will
become final.
This concludes the Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for the West Elk Mine's
Partial Phase I Bond Release SL -06.
West Elk Mine 7 12 June 2015
Partial Phase III Bond Release SL -06 Findings