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iii iiiiiiiiiiii iii <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />Post Office Box 591 <br />Somerset, Colorado 81434 <br />Telephone 970-929-5015 AEn ~' \'E <br />July 2, 1998 <br />Mr. Jim Burnell <br />~u~ n R ~sse <br />DiviSiGROI Minerals tf geology <br />Division ofMinerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver. CO 80203 <br />RE: Minor Revision No. 245 (Revision to Access Route in MR#244); <br />West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007 <br />Dear Jim: <br />As we discussed during your June field inspection and again on the telephone July <br />l~', MCC proposes to revise the access route to drill hole 98-56 presented and <br />approved in Minor Revision No. 244. Please find enclosed a minor revision <br />application for this change and a map that shows the location of the new access <br />route. <br />The access route in MR#244 included a stream crossing, which has been eliminated <br />with this new access. The new road will be approximately 450 feet long and 12 feet <br />wide. The terrain is flat; therefore, no earthwork will be needed. Brush will be <br />crushed and no topsoil will be removed, which will reduce our impact in the area. <br />This new access route also reduces the amount of disturbance, as compared to the <br />amount of disturbance that would have been required to construct the stream <br />crossing for the previous access. <br />MCC would appreciate the Division's immediate review of this application, as MCC <br />intends to begin establishing the access routes on July 6, 1998. Please call if you <br />have any questions. <br />Christine E. J <br />Permitting Sp <br />cc: Eric Mende <br />Chris Nyikos <br />Phil Schmidt <br />Kathy Welt <br />mrz4s.aoo <br />