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8-27-1997 7:00aM FR0~~1 ENG. WEST ELK MINE 970 9295050 <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />Posl Otrice Bax 591 <br />Somerset, Colorado 81634 <br />Telephone 970 929-5015 <br />Fax 970929.5595 <br /> <br />August 26, 1997 <br />Mr. Michael P. Boulay <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 2]5 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: West Elk Mine, Permit No. C-80-007, Proposed Coal Refuse Recycling <br />Dear Mike: <br />__ P. 2 <br />III IIIIIIIIII <br />999 IIII II <br /> <br />Mountain Coal Company (MCC) is planning to sell the high ash coal that was previously rejected <br />and hauled to MCC's Lower Refuse Pile (LRP). As you know,. the Jumbo Mountain panels <br />contained thick rock partings, and mining of these panels generated several hundred thousand <br />tons of high ash coal. As mining is now complete in these panels, MCC would "recycle" high ash <br />material from the LRP. Depending on (future) customer specifications, the material could be <br />processed (e.g., crushed and/or screened andlor washed, etc.) utiliring new• facilities that would <br />be installed on or nearby the LRP or utilizing existing facilities by loading the material into trucks <br />for transport to the run-of--mine stack pad to re-feed into the coal handling system. The <br />product(s) would be shipped by truck or by rail and the resulting coal refuse, if any, returned to <br />the LRP or RPE. In the case that existing processing and/or coal handling facilities were utilized, <br />MCC does not believe that a revision would be needed, as MCC would not be proposing to <br />change any of the processes, facilities, or designs currently in the approved permit. Please <br />consider this proposal and inform MCC of the Division's concerns or permitting requirements. <br /> <br />Please contact me should you have questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~~ <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Supervisor <br />cc: David 13em, CDMG <br />Christine Johnston <br />Susan McCannon, CDMG <br />Phil Schmidt <br />e <br />