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review of the violations; the current status of the proceedings and <br />• o t e vio ations; t o actions, i an to en t e a scant to <br />a ate t e vio an on; an t e ina reso ution o an notice o <br />vio an on. Additional y, Peerless Resources, Inc., needs to <br />include the cessation order recentl issued to the Coal Gulch <br />Exp oration ro~ect, 5-191- 0, inc u ing a t e aforementione <br />information. <br />RESPONSE: <br />A description of recent enforcement action taken against Peerless <br />Resources, Inc. and Arness-McGriffin Coal Company is set forth in Table <br />lA, Compliance Information (Peerless Resources, Inc.) and Table 18, <br />Compliance Information (Arness-McGriffin Coal Company). <br />Relationship to Areas Designated Unsuitable for Mining - Rule 2.03.7 <br />1. The applicant needs to document how it was determined that <br />ermit area ror the coal Gulch Mine is not within an area <br />desi Hated unsuita a or minin or within an area un er stu for <br />esianation as unsuita a or mining. <br />• RESPONSE: <br />No petitions have ever been f i 1 ed with the Division or the Office of <br />Surface Mining requesting that the permit or adjacent areas be <br />designated as unsuitable for coal mining operations. Coal mining <br />activity has been conducted in the Coal Gulch area since the early <br />1900's. <br />Permit Term Information - Rule 2.03.8 <br />1. The applicant needs to provide the anticipated or actual starts <br />date or termination date of each phase of the underoround mini <br />tie arrectea, and the Horizontal ana vertical extent or ro oseo <br />un eraroun mine wor inns. for eac o ase o minino an over t e <br />RESPONSE: <br />Peerless Resources, Inc. plans to initiate underground mining activities <br />• shortly after permit issuance. Mining should begin during the second <br />half of 1985. The horizontal extent of planned underground mining is <br />-5- <br />