2016-12-05_REVISION - C1980007 ‎(21)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 12/5/2016
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• From: DRMS
• To: Mountain Coal Company, LLC
• Type & Sequence: SL9
• Email Name: LDS
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

An accounting of the West Elk Mine's bond release history, including SL -09, is provided in Table 1 below.
Table 1: West Elk Mine, C1980-007, Bond Release History
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 -09, is $14,023,599.02. Following the
proposed release of $38,462.00, the mine will have a reclamation liability in the amount of
$13,985,137.02. 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 parry
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
3.03.2(6). Public notice of this proposed decision will be published twice in the Delta County
Independent 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 those thirty days, the Division's decision will become final.
West Elk Mine
Partial Phase III Bond Release SL -09 Findings Page 7 of 8
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
$0.00
0
$0.00
24.2
$69,761.00
SL -07
19.23
$97,871.00
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
SL -08
10.05
$110,452.00
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
SL -09
0
$0.00
0
$0.00
22.1
$38,462.00
Total
111.47
$975,642.00
67.6
$196,037.00
46.3
$108,223.00
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 -09, is $14,023,599.02. Following the
proposed release of $38,462.00, the mine will have a reclamation liability in the amount of
$13,985,137.02. 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 parry
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
3.03.2(6). Public notice of this proposed decision will be published twice in the Delta County
Independent 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 those thirty days, the Division's decision will become final.
West Elk Mine
Partial Phase III Bond Release SL -09 Findings Page 7 of 8