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t <br />IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIII~~, <br />~~~ '~ ma~ <br />~a~t-,`. <br />~~M,OUNTAIN (OAL <br />11!!(OMPANYL.L.C. <br />A Subsidiary o(Arch Wesrem Resources, LLC <br />May 19, 2000 <br />Mr. James Burnell <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />gFC~~~~o <br />Mq y <br />~; ~, S a n o ~, y,' e~ 6 ?~ ~ 0 <br />""9y <br />Wes[ Elk Mine <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, COS 1434 <br />(970)929-5015 <br />Fax (970) 929.5595 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company LLC (MCC), West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007; Minor <br />Revision 270, Thermal Event Update <br />Deaz Mr. Burnell: <br />MCC is submitting this update in response to the meeting held at the USFS Office in Paonia, Colorado <br />on Monday, May the 15~' . The meeting was attended by you, representing the Division, myself for <br />MCC, and Ms Liane Mattson of the USFS. This response will update the Division and the USFS to <br />May 19, 2000, as to the status and progress made by MCC to extinguish the combustion event and <br />begin interim reclamation of drill site pads and roads associated with the event that began on or about <br />January 28, 2000. <br />MCC has successfully completed 43 drill holes in the mine, installed seventeen cement/ fly-ash seals, <br />pumped 40 million gallons of water to the drill sites, and has made substantial progress in <br />extinguishing the source(s) of the combustion in the abandoned gob area. Our contractors, Halliburton <br />and Lang Drilling, have de-mobilized from the area. Chesnik Construction is still onsite and will be <br />responsible for performing interim reclamation activities. Interim reclamation activities include the re- <br />grading of sub-soil to approximate original contour, re-distribution of topsoil, seeding, fertilizing, <br />mulching, and installation of sediment control measures. Interim reclamation will be performed in <br />areas that are no longer needed now or during the mining of Panel 13A.for monitoring or water <br />injection. <br />Enclosed with this letter are the spread sheet, maps, and drawings depicting the drill hole locations, <br />seal Locations, emergency drill hole data, typical equipment list, surface disturbed areas, and azeas of <br />projected interim reclamation. <br />