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III I II I II I II IIII III ~ Doc Date:12/11/2001 <br />sss <br />United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />p aBr.Y ae~iu <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />tteclamatioo and F~forcemeat <br />1999 Broadway, Swte 337A <br />Deaver, Colorado a0TA2-3733 <br />July 17, 2000 <br />CO-0021 <br />Mr. Eugene E. DiClaudio, President <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />PO Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Deaz Mr. DiClaudio: <br />On June 13, 2000, the Department of the Interior approved a mining plan modification for <br />Federal lease COC-56447 at Mountain Coal Company's West Elk Mine. Approval of this <br />mining plan modification supplements the mining plan for Federal leases C-1362, C-Ol 17192, <br />D-044569, COC-54558 and COC-56447 at your West Elk Mine. <br />I have enclosed a copy of the mining plan approval document and associated map for this mining <br />• plan action. Please read the terms and conditions of the mining plan approval document <br />carefully. Mining and reclamation operations must be conducted in accordance with both the <br />Colorado state permit and the approved mining plans. <br />The June 13, 2000, approval allows you to mine an additional 18 million tons of Federal coal <br />from 1,410 acres of Federal lease COC-56447 . The approval also increases the number of acres <br />in the approved mining plan area to 8,026 acres. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me at (303) 844-1400, extension 1500. <br />Sincerely, <br />~ __~- <br />_ / '~ - <br />Carl Johnston, F deral Lands Coordinator <br />Northwest Branch <br />Enclosure <br />cc: BLM Montrose District Office <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />OSM -Denver Field Division <br />• <br />