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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 />April 6, 2009 <br />Kathy Welt <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Minor Revision No. 352 (MR-352) <br />Exploration Drilling in Dry Fork Area and on Lion's Mesa <br />Dear Ms. Welt: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <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 />We have received your minor revision application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in <br />Colorado. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal <br />Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your application <br />has been considered complete for the purposes of filing as of April 6, 2009. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you have <br />submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. The Division <br />will either issue a decision or inform you of adequacy issues regarding the application on or before April <br />16, 2009. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />TAK/Ahd <br />m:\oss\ahd\temp\c-mr-02_c ] 980007_tak_04062009022326.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines