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~~ <br />• <br />\MOUNTAIN COAL <br />COMPANVL.L.c. <br />A Subsidiary of Amh Wesmm Resources, LLC <br />West Elk Mine <br />P O Boz 591 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />(970)929-5015 <br />Fax (970) 929-5595 <br />Area. This bond also includes the cost of installing a pond at Lone Pine Gulch (TR 81) that was never <br />built. MCC is requesting a bond release in the amount of $45,937.18, which is 60 percent of the <br />current bond amount. <br />Reclamation in this area began in 1996 with the reclaiming of a 1.0 acre Waste Development Refuse <br />Pile. The pile has four feet of cover and topsoil and will permanently remain in its current location. In <br />Apri12002 reclamation on the rest of the Lone Pine Gulch area began after all the structures were <br />removed. Approximately 2.0 acres were reclaimed along the pipeline and powerline corridor, 0.5 acres <br />at the topsoil borrow area, and another 2.0 acres at the portal area. Seeding, fertilizing, mulching, and <br />the installation of aspen blankets began on May 17, 2002 and was completed on May 24, 2002. <br />Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc. conducted an independent assessment of the reclamation <br />activities in Lone Pine Gulch and found that the vegetative cover was noticeably robust and diverse. <br />At the time of the assessment, it was estimated that total vegetative cover was about 19 percent for the <br />entire reclaimed portal azea. Greystone also found that, due to the placement of erosion control <br />blankets on the steepest portions of the site, the potential erosion problems had been controlled. <br />Attached is a summary of the findings of the Greystone Environmental Consultants assessment. <br />If you have any questions regarding this notification of request for Phase I Bond Release, please <br />contact me at 970-929-2232 or Henry Bazbe at 970-929-2238. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~k~ p~,A ~/~C~~ <br />Kelly 0' ourke <br />Environmental Intem <br />Cc: H. Barbe <br />P. Schmidt <br />G. DiClaudio <br />James Burnell -Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology <br />U <br />