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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: 1303; 832-8106 <br />November 15, 2007 <br />Henry Barbe <br />:Mountain Coal Company, UC. <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Technical Revision No. 112 (TR-.112) <br />E Seam Methane Drainage Wells <br />for Longwall Panels E 2 through E 12 (Conceptual plan) <br />Dear Mr. Barbe: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V i S t 0 N o f <br />RECLAMATION <br />M.INI.NG <br />SAFETY <br />!361 Ri! e,, 1r. <br />Governor <br />Hauls D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ron,IM W. Cattany <br />i3Wiw-,r. Director <br />Natural Rp..Gource l rustee. <br />The Division has completed a preliminary review of the above-referenced submittal, and has <br />the following comments. <br />1. The right-of-entry requirement (2.03.6(1)) will be satisfied upon: <br />a) Final approval of PR-12, and <br />b) Implementation of the USFS decision to approve the proposed work, as set forth <br />in their decision issued November 8, 2007 regarding the EIS titled "Deer Creek <br />Shaft and E Seam Methane Drainage Wells Project", which is subject to an appeal <br />period. <br />2. Please add to the submittal a print-out of the input and output data that were used for <br />generating the profile of the slope stability analysis for the well pad. <br />3. The revision in which exact well and road locations will be identified may need to be a <br />Technical (rather than Minor) Revision, depending on the road and pad design s. <br />4. Please: resolve the #.'ol.lowing comments that DRMS received from the. USES. <br />a} On page 6/7, under Cultural Resources, MCC should state that although site- <br />speci .fie cultural surveys have not been performed for panels l4-E 12, they will be <br />completed and reviewed by the S.HPO (if necessary), and submitted with the <br />Minor Revision for each years Annual Operating Plan, prior to project <br />implementation. They should further ack.nowled.,ge that federal. coal lease <br />Office of ____.._._...t,ifice of '--- <br />Mined I-and Reclarnation Denver - Grand Junction - Durango Active and Inactive. Mines