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Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />Post Otfce Box 591 <br />Somerset, Colorado 81434 <br />Telephone 970 9255015 <br />Fax 970 9255595 <br />January 23, 1998 <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 26 1998 <br />Division of Minerals & Geolo9Y <br />Mr. David Berry <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: West Elk Mine, Permit No. C-80-007, NOV No. CV-97-022 <br />Dear Mr. Berry: <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />Per your request yesterday, enclosed are copies of the field notes made available to Mountain <br />Coal Company (MCC) from Mr. Ron Hanna who is completing field measurements and sampling <br />of the Edwazds Mine portal water discharge for Bear Coal Company, as well as the laboratory <br />reports of a sample taken by MCC on December 04, 1997. Field measurements taken at the time <br />this sample was taken were as follows: pH = 7.0, E.C. = 4,580, temperature = 28° C, & flow = <br />22.5 gpm. <br />Also enclosed are four photographs of the Bear Mine site and areas above (to the south) that <br />were taken the week of December 29, 1997. As he'd expressed an interest in these photos, please <br />provide these to Dr. Jim Pendleton for his review. Wright Water Engineers, Inc. will soon deliver <br />a VHS copy of a video (narrated by John Rold) of the Bear No. 3 Mine site landslide for your and <br />Dr. Pendleton's review. <br />Please call should you have questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~~`~~ <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Environmental Supervisor <br />cc: Gene DiClaudio, MCC <br />Susan McCannon, CDMG <br />Kirk Mueller, ACC <br />James Pendleton, CDMG <br />Phil Schmidt, MCC <br /> <br />