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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://colorado.gov/drms <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 31, 2020 <br /> <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br /> <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> Midterm Review No. 8 (MT-8) <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Welt: <br /> <br />The review of Permit Renewal No. 7 (RN-7) extended past the due date of MT-8 (May 28, 2019). <br />All the requirements of MT-8, (see Rules 2.06.2(10), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5), 2.08.3, and <br />3.02.2(4)), were satisfied during the RN-7 review. No separate midterm review findings document <br />has been generated. <br /> <br />The midterm review consists primarily of reviewing the permit application, the findings document, <br />field inspection reports, recent revisions, annual reports, the current reclamation cost estimate, and <br />the performance bond instrument. The main purpose of this review is to ensure that all areas of <br />operations and permitting are in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation <br />Act. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Leigh D. Simmons <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Leigh.Simmons@state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />cc: Howard Strand, Office of Surface Mining <br /> <br />C-MT-02