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<br />MOUNTAIN COAL <br />~COMPANYLLC. <br />A Subsidiary ofArc6 Western Resources, LLC <br />December 03, 2003 <br />RECE~~/E® <br />DEC 0 8 2003 <br />Mr. Jim Burnell Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />West Elk Mine <br />P O Box 59l <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />(970) 929-5015 <br />Fax (970) 929-5595 <br />RE: 2002 Annual Reclamation Report; Mountain Coal Company L.L.C.,West Elk Mine; <br />Permit No. C-80-007 <br />Deaz Mr. Burnell: <br />Please find enclosed the 2002 Annual Reclamation Report for the West Elk Mine. The West Elk <br />Mine is an underground mine and the Lone Pine Fan Facilities aze the first facilities on the mine <br />site associated with mining to be permanently reclaimed during 2002. <br />During calendar year 2002, MCC completed approximately 4.5 acres of permanent reclamation, <br />which included backfilling, grading, seeding, fertilizing, and mulching, at the portal face-up azea, <br />powerline and pipeline corridor, and the topsoil pile azea. Another smaller substation area will be <br />reclaimed as soon as the equipment in the substation can be sold and removed. Attached is a <br />map showing the locations of permanently reclaimed areas associated with the Lone Pine Fan <br />Facilities completed in 2002. <br />Approximately 3.0 acres of interim reclamation was completed in areas associated with the <br />Methane Drainage Well Project located on United States Forest Service (USFS) lands. <br />For compazison, MCC completed approximately 8.5 acres of permanent reclamation in the <br />Thermal Event Area (MR-270) in calendar year 2001. <br />Please call me if you have any questions. <br />Since ly, .,~~~_ . Q _ <br />a- ~.1.i/e~ <br />eery . Bazbe <br />Environmental Engineer <br />cc: Phil Schmidt <br />Availability of Records <br />ozarr.aoe <br />