REV00009

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/27/2001
• Doc Name: APPLICATION FORM FOR A REVISION TO A COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION PERMIT
• Type & Sequence: MR282
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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August 24, 2001
Mr. James Burnell
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG)
Office of Mined Land Reclaniation
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
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Re: Mountain Coal Company LLC (MCC), West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007; Minor
Revision 282, Request for Approval of Gob Vent Degas Borehole Pads 14-06; 15-06; and 15-07.
Dear Mr. Burnell:
MCC is requesting a minor revision to the mining and reclama[iar permit for additional drill pads Nos.
14-06; 15-06; and 15-07. As we discussed in our telephone conversation, MCC has requested
authorization from the United States Forest Service (USFS) to drill from pad No. 14-06 (formally 14-
04) on August 22, 2001, and for pads Nos. 15-06 and 15-07, August 23, 2001. The location for No.
14-06 was moved from a previous location closer to the West Flat Iron Road to address concerns that
the USFS has regazding slope stability in the narrow canyon. The nomenclature also changed from pad
No. ] 4-04 to No. 14-06. The letters requesting authorization from the USFS for these pads are
attached as part of this Minor Revision. Copies of the letters were also sent to the BLM.
Borehole pads 15-06 and 15-07 are located on the existing roadways, and because the roadways were
previously surveyed for threatened and endangered and sensitive species and cultural resources (100
feet either side of centerline), additional surveys were not required for these locations. Enclosed for
your review is a map depicting the locations of the drill pads. Also included is a schematic showing
the proposed typical borehole completion. The depths of these holes vary and a table is attached
showing the anticipated depth for each hole.
The proposed drill pads are on USFS surface-owned property and are situated on MCC's Federal Coal
Lease COC X6447 (Box Canyon Lease) and are within the current permit area boundary. The specific
locations have been flagged in the field and are located in Sections 26 and 27, of T.13 S., R. 90 W., 6`s
PM.
The biological and cultural reports from our contractor (Greystone Consultants) indicate that there are
neither threatened, endangered, sensitive species, nor cultural resources present at these pad locations.
These reports were previously submitted to the CDMG in Minor Revision Nos. 273, 275, and 279.