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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />September 14, 2004 <br />Henry Barbe <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Bond Release Application No. l (SL-1) <br />Dear Mr. Barbe: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.ECEAMATION•N INING <br />SAf ETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Direcor <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />We have received your application, proof of publication, and copies of written notices concerning bond <br />release at the West Elk Mine. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by Rule <br />3.03.2(1) regazding bond release applications and contents, have been submitted. Thus, your application <br />has been deemed complete for the purposes of filing on September 13, 2004. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this date of <br />filing. <br />The staff is currently reviewing your bond release application to detemtine whether the items you have <br />submitted aze adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Weather <br />permitting, we will conduct a bond release inspection of the site within thirty (30) days. You will be <br />contacted by the Division to notify you of the scheduled inspection, which you may elect to attend. The <br />Division will issue a proposed decision on the release application within 60 days of the inspection. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />G~~~~GG!~~r <br />Jlm R. Burnell <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JRB/Ahd <br />C-SL-01 098000] IItB 20090914 90631 AM <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geolo¢ical Survev <br />