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-III IIIIIIIIIIIII III 999 MOUNTAIN (OAL V(OMPANV~.~.~. A Subsidiary or Arch Wesmro Resources, LLC RECEIVED SEP 18 2000 Division of Minerals 8 Geology West Elk Mine P.O. Box 591 5174 Highway 133 Somerset, CO 81434 (970)929-5015 Faz (970) 929-5595 September 14, 2000 Mr. James Burnell Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology Office of Mined Land Reclamation 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Mouutaiu Coal Company LLC (MCC), West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007; Miuor Revision No. 271, Channel Maintenance and Erosion Control -Main Stem Sylvester Gulch. Dear Mr. Btnnell: As a result of our recent discussions, my telephone discussions with Mr. David Berry of the Division and the Division's inspections, MCC has a need to complete maintenance and install channel erosion control on a 300-700 lineal feet section of the Main Stem of Sylvester Gulch. The minor revision is necessary and prudent to prevent, to the extent possible, additional contributions of suspended solids to the flow in Sylvester Gulch, from a secondary natural channel that has meandered into the alluvial deposits at the East Stem of Sylvester Gulch, and return the flow to the original natural channel of Sylvester Gulch. The location of the channel alignment is shown on the enclosed map. Channel maintenance and erosion control consists of clearing the original channel of brush and debris that caused the flow to meander to the secondary channel, and to install large size pit-run gravel (+4 - inch) for the floor of the channel. The project will require a track mounted excavator to clear the debris and prepaze the channel (a width of approximately 12 feet) for pit-run gravel placement. We believe that the majority of the work can be completed by the track mounted excavator operating from the East Fork Road. As shown on map, the area is not chazacterized by a wetland and minimal disturbance is anticipated by the maintenance activity. It is anticipated that the project will take 5 days to complete. Mobilization of equipment would begin September 15, 2000, and MCC would begin the work on September 18, 2000, and could complete it September 22, 2000. The area will then be fertilized, seeded, and mulched, on completion of the maintenance and erosion control project. The Division's prompt action on approving this project is appreciated as MCC is prepazed to commence work on September 15, 2000.