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~~OUNTAIH t0~1 <br />~ ~ COMPdNhLLC. West Elk Mine <br />A Subsidiary of Arch Wes[em Resources, LLC P O Box 591 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />(970)929-5015 <br />Fax (970)929-5595 <br />New Comment: The Division agrees that the area in question does not fall within the area covered by the SOD <br />permit revision. Nonetheless, the mine plan involving the mining in question would be approved by PR-11 and <br />must therefore be evaluated by this submittal. Please address the original question. <br />MCC Response: Two-seam mining in the area north of Minnesota Reservoir was addressed in the <br />approved Apache Rocks Permit Revision (PR-06). Specifically, subsidence effects due to langwall <br />extraction in the B and E Seams were addressed in Exhibit 60 dated February 1998 and in 2.05.6, <br />where the panels were referred to as the Apache Rocks west panels. <br />~~ 71. Response accepted. <br />5r~ 72. Response accepted. <br />5~ 73. Response accepted. <br />S~ 74. Response accepted. <br />~,~ 75. Response accepted. <br />~~ <br />6. <br />• Response accepted. <br />« 77. Response accepted. <br />~Sg 78. Response accepted. <br />'$g 79. Response accepted. <br />~a 80. Response accepted. <br />/fj 81. Response accepted. <br />~$~ 82. Response accepted. <br />S~ 83. Response accepted. <br />FLIP 84. Original Comment: MCC has determined that "structures" refer to buildings (page 2.05-93). The <br />Division has along-established precedence of "structures" being defined as anything that is man-made. <br />This would include buildings, cabins, sheds, barns, stock ponds, roads, power lines, water lines, gas or <br />oil lines, water wells, vent fans, towers, swimming pools, tanks, reservoirs, etc. Map 67, Man Made <br />Structures in the Coal Lease Area, shows very little in terms of information of value, especially for <br />South of the Divide. Please submit a detailed map at an appropriate scale of all structures in the <br />current and proposed permit area. (Rule 2.05.6(6)(a)(ii)(B)). <br />• MCC Response: MCC conducted a baseline natural resources survey which includes stock ponds <br />and conducted the baseline surveys for the Lower Cow Camp. The manmade structures were <br />included in Exhibit 32B and roads on Map 67 of the Permit Document. The reason that the map <br />shows very little in terms of structures is because much of what the Division is suggesting does not <br />exist in the South of Divide area. Hopefully, with the addition of aerial photographs of the South <br />