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Peak Project Management, LLC <br />34115 County Road 20.8 Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />Telephone: (719) 846-4975 Fax: (719) 846-4930 Cell: (719) 859.0111 <br />ronthompson@wildblue.net <br />January 22, 2009 <br />Mr. Kent Gorham 1--r% <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 ;j00? <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />,, ?suorn o? `ia Ay <br />Re: New Elk Mine Permit Renewal <br />Dear Mr. Gorham: <br />Enclosed is a revised Page 2.05-2 updating current plans for dewatering and <br />reentry into the New Elk Mine. It is my understanding that the Division will <br />include approval for the East Portal Fan and Hoist House as part of the renewal. <br />New Elk Coal Company will follow-up with a technical revision addressing the <br />Apache Canyon Airshafts and ventilation corridor and a permit revision <br />expanding the mine plan and permit area to include all of the Allen Seam reserves <br />and approximating the permit area as shown prior to an acreage reduction in 1998. <br />My records show that the following permit revisions have now been submitted to <br />the Division and should be included as part of the permit renewal application: <br />Page v 1/14/09 Table of Contents <br />Pages 2.04-4 to 7 10/2/08 Identification of Interests <br />Page 2.05-1 11/23/08 Operating Plan <br />Page 2.05-2 1/22/09 Reentry <br />Page 2.05-53 1/14/09 Figure 16 <br />Page 2.05-53a 1/14/09 Figure 16A <br />Page 2.05-54 1/14/09 Sealing of Mine Openings <br />Exhibit 22 11/24/08 NPDES Permit <br />RN-05 1/14/09 Bonding Schedule <br />The following items are withdrawn from consideration as part of the renewal <br />application and will be addressed by a later permit or technical revision: <br />Exhibit 25 11/24/08 <br />Map 12 10/31/08 <br />Page vii 10/31/08 <br />Pages 2.05-2 to 8 11/23/08 <br />Page 2.05-17 11/23/08 <br />Apache Canyon Airshafts <br />Surface Facilities West Portal <br />Table of Contents <br />Description of Operations <br />Apache Canyon Airshafts