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<br />Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />Post Office Box 591 <br />Somerset, Colorado 81434 <br />Telephone 970 929-5015 <br />Fax 970 9235595 <br />Y~-1-vCI~C17 <br />NOV 1 4 1997 <br />November 11. 1997 <br />Mr. Michael P. Boulay <br />Dr. James Pendleton <br />Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Oiwslon of minerals ~ Geology <br /> <br />Re: Geotechnical Report -Sylvester Gulch Site Development <br />Ref: Permit Revision 07 and Technical Revision 79 to Permit No. C-80.007, <br />West Elk Mine <br />Dear Mr. Boulay and Dr. Pendleton: <br />iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />The following presents Mountain Coal Company's (MCC) current summary of geotechnical issues for the <br />Sylvester Gulch Site Development Project, a general construction summary, and our current schedule of <br />critical activities. The following information covers the time period from November 04, 1997 - <br />November 10, 1997. <br />General Construction Summary and Schedule <br />Road construction is essentially complete except for final base course placement and guardrail. Base <br />course placement continues along the lower road sections. Constutction continues on the main Ventilation <br />Facilities Site (VFS) sediment ditch (DSG-1), upper detention pond, and detention pond outlet channel. <br />The sediment pond SG-1 slopes were completed and the decant pipe installation is in progress. Final <br />culvert and french drain installations are also in progress. Weather was dry through Saturday November 8 <br />a~th snow showers occurring Sunday and Monday November 9 and November l0. <br />Current Schedule <br />A gantt chart of the schedule and progress of general construction activities for the project is attached. <br />Specific tasks of interest are as follows: <br />Upper Detention Pond In Progress Complete l 1/17 <br />Pond SG-1 and Culvert CCW-1B in Progress Complete l 1/17 <br />Guardraillnstallation Begin 11/10 Complete 11/21 <br />Lower Sylvester Gulch Road Begin 8/27 Complete 11/14 <br />Base Course In Progress Complete 11/14 <br />Miscellaneous Culverts & French Drains In Progress Complete 11/14 <br />