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<br />U. S. Department of Labor <br /> <br />C ?fo 067 <br />lX <br />Mine Safety and Health Administration a?µE"T °<< <br />P O Box 25367 <br />Denver, Colorado 80225 a <br />Coal Mine Safety and Health *{W <br />STATES °' <br />District 9 <br />Safety Director <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Dear Mr. Olsen: <br />JAN 15 2009 <br />Dmsim of Recta mfion, <br />RIEEEIE <br />-10V 1 2000 <br />RE: West Elk Mine <br />ID No. 05-.03672 <br />Shaft Sinking Plan <br />Deer Creek Escapeway Shaft <br />The enclosed Shaft Sinking Plan, dated August 12, 2008, is hereby <br />approved in accordance with 30 CFR §77.1900(a). The plan <br />consists of: <br />• a cover letter dated August 12, 2008 incorporating the <br />Frontier Kemper plans, <br />• a composite cover letter dated July 30, 2008, from Frontier <br />Kemper as an independent contractor for Mountain Coal Company, <br />incorporating the shaft development plan with pages numbered to <br />page 56 (including dated replacement pages), and the following: <br />o a No Smoking Program from Frontier Kemper dated June <br />19, 2008, <br />o an Emergency Assistance Program from Frontier Kemper <br />dated June 19, 2008, <br />o a Request to use Non-Permissible Shot-Firing Unit, <br />dated July 30, 2008, <br />o a Request to Shoot More Than Twenty Holes Per Round, <br />dated July 30, 2008, <br />i <br />I <br />'I <br />o an approval letter of the Training Plan, dated May 10, <br />2007, included as reference only'(not to be re-approved).