_PERMIT FILE - C1980007A ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1980007A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.03 Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

West Elk Mine
(3) Corporate Directors and Officers of Mountain Coal Company, LLC, Arch Western
Bituminous Group, LLC, Arch Western Resources, LLC, Arch Western Acquisition, LLC,
Arch Western Acquisition Corporation,Arch Coal,Inc. and Ark Land, LLC are identified in
Exhibit 1.
(4) Current and previous coal mining permits and pending permit applications are included as
Exhibit 2. Other permits and licenses for the West Elk Mine are listed in Table 1.
(5) All information contained in Sections 2.03.4(1) through (4) is up-to-date and correct as of
the date this permit application was submitted.
(6) (a) The distributions of surface ownership and coal ownership are shown on Map 2, and
Map 4. A list of owners of record is included as Exhibit 3.
(b) Information on other leasehold interests is included on Exhibit 3.
(c) The Mountain Coal Company, LLC is not aware of any purchasers of record under a
real estate contract for property overlying areas of West Elk Mine that may be affected
by mining activities during the next five years.
(7) Owners of record of surface and subsurface areas contiguous with the permit area are
identified in Exhibit 3.
(8) The name of the mine is West Elk Mine. The MSHA Identification Number is 05-03672.
(9) Mountain Coal Company, LLC is presently operating West Elk Mine under Permit Number
C-1980-007. Mountain Coal Company, LLC does not control any lands, interests in lands,
options, or pending bids on interests held or made for lands that are contiguous to the area
covered by the permit.
2.03.5 Compliance Information
(1) (a-b)Neither Mountain Coal Company, LLC nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates,or persons
controlled by or under common control with it, has had a mining permit for surface coal
mining operations suspended or revoked within the last five years. Nor have any of
such entities forfeited a mining bond or similar security deposited in lieu of a bond in
connection with any surface coal mining operations.
(2) This subsection does not apply to MCC, LLC because no suspension, revocation, or
forfeiture has occurred.
(3) (a-f) MCC has not received any violation notices or cessation orders during the three-year
period preceding the most recent Permit Revision or Renewal application for any
violation of a provision of the Act, or of any law, rule or regulation of the United States,
or of any State law,rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to Federal law rule or regulation
pertaining to air or water environmental protection. In addition, there are no unabated
cessation orders or air or water quality violation notices by any surface coal mining and
reclamation operation owned or controlled by either the applicant or by any person who
owns or controls the applicant.
Rev.11/04,03/06-PRIO;09/07-PR12;10/09-PR14;01/16-MR415;03/17-MR421
2.03-5