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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 28, 2022 <br /> <br />Elizabeth Shaeffer <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />One Federal Center, Building 41 <br />PO Box 25065 <br />Denver, CO 80225 <br /> <br />Re: Permit Issuance <br /> Permit Renewal No. 8 (RN-8) <br /> West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Shaeffer: <br /> <br />The Division issued the renewal for Mining Permit No. C-1980-007 to Mountain Coal Company, <br />LLC for the West Elk Mine on July 9, 2022. The underground coal mine is located in Delta, Gunnison <br />County/Counties, approximately 9 miles East of Paonia, Colorado. The coal is under federal and <br />private ownership and the surface is under federal and private ownership. A copy of the permit is <br />enclosed, as required by Rule 2.07.4(2)(c) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Rules). <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Leigh D. Simmons <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Leigh.Simmons@state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />C-RN-20