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' .- ~ 4 <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />Post Office Box 597 <br />Somerset, Colorado 81434 <br />Telephone 970 929-5015 <br />Fax 970 929.5595 <br />December 1, 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 />R~CCI~ICL7 <br />QEC 0 4 199 <br />pivision o1 Mtmerais & Geology <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 />iii ~iiriiillrrii rii <br />999 <br /> <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. No work was performed during the long Thanksgiving weekend, November 27 - <br />November 30; therefore, this report covers an extended time period. The following information covers the <br />time period from November 19, 1997 -December Ol, 1997. <br />General Construction Summary and Schedule <br />Road construction is essentially complete, except for fmal guardrail placement. Remaining construction <br />tasks for the project include completion of the upper detention pond and detention pond outlet channel, <br />lining sediment pond SG-1, and completion of punch-list items. Snow flurries occurred off and on, <br />however, the weather was generally dry and cold throughout the period. Ground conditions are generally <br />frozen in the morning with afternoon thaws occurring daily. North facing slopes are remaining snow <br />covered and frozen throughout the day. <br />Current Schedule <br />The expected completion date for specific tasks of interest are as follows: <br />Upper Detention Pond In Progress Complete 12/15 <br />Pond SG-1 and Culvert CCW-IB In Progress Complete 12/08 <br />Guardrail Installation In Progress Complete 12/04 <br />Punch-list Items In Progress Complete 12/19 <br />Final Completion and Demobilization Complete 12/19 <br />