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;~s 6 III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />D <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1317 Sherman SL, Room 215 ~+a~~~ <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 II <br />Phone. U03) Ahh-3567 <br />FA%: (3031 832-8106 <br />DEPARTMEIJT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />ftoy Romer <br />Governor <br />July 29, 1996 lames S. Lochhead <br />Evecmive Dueclar <br />Michael e. Long <br />Division Director <br />Ms. Christine Johnston <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />P. O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />RE: MINOR REVISION NO. 190 - Wes[ Elk Mine - C-80-007 <br />Dear Ms. Johnston: <br />We have reviewed the letter received via FAX during the late afternoon of July 26, 1996. We <br />request additional clarifications, as follows: <br />I) See Number 2 below. <br />2) The submitted materials still contain some possible contradictions. The Minor Revision <br />No. 190 cover letter states "MCC plans to leave the top of the refuse pile, at the current <br />elevation, as the final configuration". The cover letter also states that MCC intends to ".... <br />request a revision for the lower refuse pile to remain in a flat top configuration for final <br />reclamation". Additionally, the Figure 2.OG (submitted in MR 190) shows a current pile <br />top elevation that is higher than the projected 1997 pile top elevation depicted in Figure <br />2.0E (submitted with MR 190). <br />We understand that MCC desires to keep all available options open at this time, but we <br />request some clarification regarding the above-noted discrepancies. It appears that in all <br />likelihood, MCC plans not to implement the previously approved final configuration <br />depicted in Figure 2.OD, and it is likely that the configuration shown in the Figure 2.0E <br />(submitted with MR 190) will be the final configuration. The pile top is already higher than <br />the configuration projected for 1997. <br />If the refuse pile is reclaimed to a configuration as shown in the Figure 2.0E (MR 190), <br />how will MCC lower and widen the currently existing pile top to achieve the surface <br />configuration projected for 1997? <br />3) Two of the three cross-sections on Figure 2.0E (MR 190) indicate a "finished grade" at the <br />elevation 6,250 feet. This coincides with the topography diagram also on Figure 2.0E <br />