2025-05-09_PERMIT FILE - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/9/2025
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.03 Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

West Elk Mine
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 because no suspension, revocation, or forfeiture
has occurred.
(3) MCC received a violation notice (CV-2020-001) and a cessation order (CO-2020-001)
during the three-year period preceding the most recent Renewal application (RN-08) 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. Violation CV-2020-001
was issued on October 23, 2020 to Weston Norris, General Manager of West Elk Mine
by Leigh Simmons of CDRMS. The violation alleged that Exhibits 60E and 55B were
not valid for the actual mining conditions. To mitigate the violation, TR-149 was
submitted on December 30, 2020 to update these two Exhibits. The violation was
terminated on February 05, 2021. Cessation order CO-2020-001 was terminated on
January 12, 2022. 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.

2.03.6 Right of Entry and Operation Information

(1) MCC holds several multiple-seam Federal leases and fee coal properties comprising the
current permit area and other adjacent affected lands. Presently, all or portions of Federal
Coal Lease Numbers D-044569, C-0117192, COC-54558, COC-56447, COC-67011, C-
1362, COC-67232, and the Mt. Gunnison Fuel Company fee coal property are within the
5-year permit boundary. Detailed descriptions of the sources of MCC's legal right-of-entry
are provided in Exhibit 4.

MCC's right to enter and mine coal is not subject to any pending litigation. MCC owns
surface lands and leases coal in fee and from the Federal Government.

2.03.7 Relationship to Areas Designated Unsuitable for Mining

(1) The permit area is not within an area designated unsuitable for coal mining operations.
(2) No occupied dwellings exist within 300 feet of MCC surface operations.

2.03.8 Permit Term Information

The current 5-year permit area is shown on Map 1. The permit term is for 5 years.

2.03.9 Personal Injury and Property Damage Insurance Information

As required by the CDRMS, MCC has and will continue to have in effect a Certificate of Insurance.

2.03-6 Rev. 11/04- PR10; 03/06- PR10; 09/07- PR12; 10/08- PR14; 01/16- MR415; 01/22- MR459