2007-12-17_PERMIT FILE - C1981020 (2)

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During May 2002, the Operator applied for a permit renewal, PR-04. The DMG • responded with an adequacy letter dated October 31, 2002. The DMG noted that much of the voluminous information contained in the permit application was outdated. The permit document is unnecessarily complicated, bulky and muddled. The focus of the permit renewal was to clarify the current plans and projections, and to eliminate information that is no longer applicable. During August 2003 the Operator responded with an application for a technical revision to address the DMG's concerns. The majority of the proposed changes involved simplifying and organizing the permit. 2003 Succession of Operators (SO-3) Lodestar Energy, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, acting by and through its duly appointed bankruptcy trustee, William D. Bishop, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Central Appalachia Mining LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its successors and assigns, the Fee Property, Federal Coal Leases, Property Rights, Private Coal Leases, Federal Non-Mineral Leases, Rights of Way and Water Rights located in Garfield and Mesa County, Colorado effective May 9, 2003. The Deed and Assignment documenting this transfer is recorded at book 3370 page 429, Mesa County, Colorado. SO-03 was approved by the DMG's decision dated November 17, 2004. 2006 Name Change Central Appalachia Mining LLC changed its name to CAM Mining LLC. The name • change was approved by the DRMS through its approval of MR-26 on January 17, 2006. Permit obligations or commitments referencing prior operators shall be interpreted to mean CAM Mining LLC. 2006 Permit Boundary Modification During December 2005, the Operator applied for a technical revision, (TR-20) addressing an Incidental Permit Boundary Change. The DRMS responded with an adequacy letter dated January 24, 2006. The DMG requested a submittal of revised permit maps showing the revised permit boundary. The Operator submitted the revised permit maps as requested. 2007 Final Reclamation During March, 2007, the Operator applied for a technical Revision (TR-22) to begin final reclamation after receiving an adequacy review letter from the DRMS dated January 10, 2007. The DRMS had several requests for additional information to be included in the permit as well as maps to be updated to reflect the reclaimed configuration of the mine. The reclamation project began in May 2007 and will be complete after the seeding operation in the fall of 2007. The DRMS made a decision to approve TR-22 on May 23, 2007, M~ Page 1-5 09/07