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<br />Grants. Conditions and Agreements
<br />A. The Division in reliance upon the representations and promises made in such
<br />application, as amended and supplemented, and based on the foregoing ftndings, hereby
<br />_ issues this permit to Mountain Coal Company L_L.C., to engage in the operations
<br />described in the application on the following lands lying in Gunnison County, State of
<br />Colorado:
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90 West, 6`h P.M.
<br />Sections 9, 10, I5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35 and 36
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6`~ P.M.
<br />Sections 23, 24, 25, and 26
<br />Mountain Coal Company L.L.C.'s Mining and Reclamation Plan as amended and supplemented
<br />addresses mining in the E Seam at 2.04.06, Geology Description, pages 2.04-24, 2.04-29-33, and
<br />Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan at 2.05.2, 2.05.3 and 2.05.4, pages 2.05-2 through
<br />2.05-9, and pages 2.05-15, 2.05-155 through 2.05-165, and Map 51.
<br />The initial development of the E Seam (6/04 to 12/07) as proposed by MCC, using the existing in-
<br />mine slopes, will not change conditions of CDMG's approval. The project will not adversely affect the
<br />level of protection afforded any land, facility or place designated unsuitable for mining. There will be
<br />no change in production or reserves, no incidental boundary change, no change in federal coal lease
<br />areas, no change in post-mining land use, and because access will utilize the existing F Seam to B
<br />Seam slope in-mine, prepazation of an environmental impact statement under the National
<br />Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is not required.
<br />Please notify me ifyou have questions regazding this information.
<br />S' cer ly,
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<br />enry azbe
<br />Environmental Engineer
<br />cc: Cazl Johnston - OSM
<br />Records File
<br />~~" % OMPAHY
<br />t.t.c. West Ells Mine
<br />A Subsidiary of Arch Western Resources, LLC P.O. Box 591
<br /> 5174 Highway 133
<br /> Somerset CO 81434
<br /> (970) 929-5015
<br /> Fax (970) 929-5595
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