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Doc Date:12H1/2001 <br /> s <br /> MENT OF TH <br /> P..'.-' s United States Department of the Interior <br /> oWP ym <br /> a <br /> n° OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br /> Rcdamarion and F.forcemem <br /> 1999 Broadway,Sure 3320 <br /> ,RCH 3 �0 Denver,Colorado 80202-5733 <br /> May 2 , 1996 <br /> Mr. DiClaudio, President <br /> Mountain Coal C <br /> PO Box 591 <br /> Somerset, CO 81434 <br /> Dear Mr. DiClaudio: <br /> On April 26 , 1996 , the Department of the Interior, approve <br /> ining plan for Federal lease COC-56447 and a mining plan <br /> modification for Federal lease C- 1362 at Mountain Coal Company' s <br /> West Elk Mine. The mining plan approval allows you to mine an <br /> additional 36. 4 million tons e acres <br /> Federal leases COC-56447 and C- 1362 . <br /> I have enclosed a copy of the mining plan approval document for <br /> these mining plan actions . Please read the terms and conditions <br /> of the mining plan approval document carefully. <br /> • Approval of this new mining plan and modification sup the <br /> mining plans for Federal leases C- 1362 , C-0117192 , COC- 56447, and <br /> D-044569 at your West Elk Mine. They were initially approved on <br /> July 15, 1981 . Since that approval there have been four (4) <br /> mining plan modifications for those Federal leases which were <br /> approved on August 15 , 1985 , September 27, 1985 , November 21, <br /> 1987 and December 22 , 1989 . In addition, a new mining plan was <br /> approved on December 21, 1994 for Federal lease COC-54558 . <br /> The April 26, 1996 , approval of the mining plan actions will <br /> increase the number of acres in the approved mining plan areas to <br /> 6616 acres. Mining and reclamation operations must be conducted <br /> in accordance with both the Colorado State permit and the <br /> approved mining plans . <br /> If you have any questions, please contact Lawrence G. Kline or me <br /> at (303) 672-5608 . <br /> Sincerely, <br /> John Heider, Manage <br /> State Program Support Team <br /> Enclosure <br /> • cc: BLM Montrose <br /> Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br /> OSM - Denver Field Division <br />