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MOUNTAIN COAL <br />10HPANYL.L.C. <br />A Subsidiary of Arch Westem Resources, LLC <br />April 13, 2009 <br />Mr. Tom Kaldenbach <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1.313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />CENM (,-f. <br />APR 13 2009 <br />Division or reclamation, <br />Mining and Sal* <br />e., IA;) <br />West Elk Mine <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />5174 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />(970) 929-5015 <br />Fax (970) 929-5595 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007; MR-352, Exploration <br />Drilling in Dry Fork Area and on Lions Mesa, Preliminary Adequacy Responses <br />Dear Mr. Kaldenbach: <br />The following information is provided in response to the preliminary adequacy comments provided. to <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) on April 09, 2009. The responses are numbered to correspond to <br />your comments. <br />1. (a) Both Tables 1 and 2 have been updated (see attached) to include the five drill sites proposed <br />on MCC's property on Lions Mesa. Drill holes 2009 E-G will be drilled with helicopter access and <br />drill holes 2009 H & I will be drilled on existing roads on the mesa. No site preparation will be <br />needed for the helicopter holes and only road blading will be needed to access drill holes 2009 H <br />and I, with only slight widening of the road (up to 10' additional width) needed at the drilling sites. <br />(b) The first paragraph on page 2 of the March 30, 2009 Exploration Plan has been corrected to <br />correspond with Table 2 of the Plan. A copy of the revised page is attached. <br />2. As is stated in the third paragraph under "Proposed Access Routes" on page 5 of the Plan, "a stream <br />channel diversion for drill holes next to ephemeral streams will not be necessary." This statement <br />applies to the five Lions Mesa drill sites 2009 E-1, as well. <br />Please feel free to contact me or Wendell Koontz at (970)929-2238 and (970)929-2246, respectively, or by <br />e-mail should you have further questions. <br />Sincerely. <br />> <br />Kat teen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer <br />cc: Doug Nolte - MCC <br />Wendell Koontz - MCC