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West Elk Mine <br />2.03 Application for Permit for Surface Coal Mining and <br />Reclamation Operations: Minimum Requirements for <br />Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information <br />2.03.1 Objective <br />This section provides the CDRMS with information regarding surface ownership, coal ownership, <br />and compliance history at West Elk Mine. The status of MCC for continued coal mining operations <br />at West Elk Mine is also presented. <br />2.03.2 Responsibilities <br />This application is provided by MCC to the CDMG for their evaluation for continued underground <br />mine operations at West Elk Mine. <br />2.03.3 Format and Supplement Information <br />The information presented in this application contains the most current data available. All test, <br />analyses and text have been prepared by qualified individuals. <br />Technical Data Collection - South of the Divide, West Flatiron, Dry Fork, and E2-E12 <br />Lon vall Panels Methane Drainage Wells Project Plan Permit Revisions (PRI G, PR11, <br />PR12, PR14). <br />Data collected by the following individuals and organizations was obtained through the use of <br />standard accepted scientific methodologies within the field of investigation. Much of the field <br />work was completed prior to this permit revision application, however, data were obtained <br />through field collection methods and literature searches. <br />In the case of vegetation, soil, and surface hydrologic feature mapping, aerial photographs were <br />evaluated for the desired features, communities or associations. Field verification was undertaken <br />through pedestrian surveys and first hand observation. Where technical reports were generated, the <br />agency is specifically directed to the report for a thorough discussion of methodologies. <br />Vegetation, Fish and Wildlife, Prime Farmland, Threatened and Endangered Species <br />Mr. Steve Boyle, Owner/Biologist <br />BIO-Logic Environmental <br />635 E. Main St., Suite 100 <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />Geology and Hydrology <br />Mr. Joe Frank, P.E. HydroGeo, Inc. <br />Mr. Wendell Koontz, Registered Geologist, Ark Land Company <br />2.03-1 Revised November 2004 PRIO, March 2006 PRIG, Sep. 2007 PR12, Oct, 2008 PR14