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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />Jared S. Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br /> <br />Nicki Poulos <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br /> <br />November 9, 2022 <br /> <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> Minor Revision No. 471, (MR-471) <br /> Initial Adequacy Review <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Poulos, <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has completed the initial review of <br />materials submitted by Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) in support of the MR-471 application. <br /> <br />Please respond to the following adequacy items: <br /> <br />1. The currently approved version of Map 53D (visible at <br />https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/0/doc/927275/Page1.aspx?searchid=08140676-2cae-454b- <br />9b5c-1f6a9ad04abe) contains helpful labels. These have been omitted from the proposed <br />revised version of the map. <br />Please revise Map 53D to restore the labels for the previously approved features, and label <br />the proposed new fence. <br /> <br />2. The Deer Creek facilities are described in Exhibit 77 of the PAP. In order to keep the Exhibit <br />complete and comprehensive, the materials approved with MR-471 will be added to the exhibit. <br />The USFS correspondence already submitted describes some aspects of the fence, but for clarity <br />please specify the following in your response to this letter: <br />a. The length and height of the fence and gate <br />b. The materials that will be used <br />c. The spacing of the fence posts and the method that will be used to set them <br />d. The width of vegetation that will be cleared to construct the fence <br /> <br />Yours sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Leigh Simmons <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />