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/rl ,2 - >~ <br />RECE~!/ED <br />~ MOUNTAIN COAL <br />A Subsidiary of Arch Wes~em Resources, LLC <br />July 11, 2001 <br />Ms. Susan Speaz, District Ranger <br />United States Forest Service (USFS) <br />P.O. Box 1030 <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />MAR 0 4 2002 <br />0irisien of Minerals and Gealopy <br />Wes[ Elk Mine <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81433 <br />(970)929-i0I5 <br />Fax (970)929-5595 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company L.L.C. (A1CC), West Elk Mine, Request for Authorization to <br />Construct a Drill Pad and Drill Gob /Vent Degas Borehole No. 14-04. <br />Dear Ms. Spear: <br />• MCC is submitting this request for authorization to construct a pad and drill a gob vent degas borehole <br />from a new location. The location is between approved pads SOM-124 and RAV-10, and is necessary <br />to drill Borehole No. 14-04 in a neaz vertical direction rather than previous angled boreholes at RAV- <br />]0. <br />Referencing the enclosed map and previously submitted documents, MCC is proposing to construct the <br />pad and align Borehole No. 14-04 in a more vertical position above the intended target area in the <br />mine. The anticipated size of the drill pad (120' x 180') will be field-fitted due to the limiting <br />topography of the steep valley. Because only one borehole will be drilled from this location and the <br />steep topography, it is thought that smaller mudpits will need to be constructed. The water will be <br />supplied for the drilling by flexible hose laid on the ground. The existing ATV road will be improved <br />and re-aligned to adequately access the drilling azea. <br />If this borehole is successful, MCC may not need to drill a borehole from the SOM-124 pad location. <br />The cultural and biological resource information for this new location is attached for your review. A <br />copy of the cultural resource information was forwazded to Ms. Sally Crum of the USFS Collbran <br />Ranger District by our consultant (Greystone). <br />Please notify me if you have questions regazding this request for authorization to construct the pad and <br />approval for the gob vent degas Borehole No.14-04. <br />• Sincer ly, <br />Henry A. Barbe <br />Environmental Engineer <br />