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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />March 21, 2008 <br />Mr. Ted Zukoski <br />Earthjustice <br />1440 Glenarm Place, Suite 300 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 12 (PR-12) <br />Addition of Dry Fork Lease COC-67232 <br />Dear Mr. Zukoski: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S 1 0 N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />-&- <br />SAF ETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />This letter is to inform you that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is proposing to approve <br />with conditions a revision application for a coal mining and reclamation permit. The application was submitted by <br />Mountain Coal Company on October I, 2007, for the West Elk Mine. <br />Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing <br />before the Mined Land Reclamation Board within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice by the Division <br />in the Delta County Independent. <br />The underground mine is located approximately 9 miles east of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further <br />described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 9 through 36 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 90 West; <br />Portions of Sections 23 through 26 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 91 West; <br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 1 1, and 12, Township 14 South, Range 90 West; <br />Enclosed are copies of the Division's decision form and "Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance". These <br />documents and a copy of the revision application are available for public review in the Division offices at the above <br />address and at the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Office of <br />Denver Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />