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<br /> <br />ofMo oo7 <br />MR - 35?z- <br />VUNTAIN O NMPANY COAL <br />0.10 L.L.C. <br />A Subsidiary of Arch Westem Resources, LLC <br />April 20, 2009 <br />y ?,+Yr4 Pf? 0 200 <br />`?sfG1!t o} 1-la <br />mining <br />n <br />Mr. Tom Kaldenbach <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />2 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 Amendment, <br />Removing Road Access to Proposed Drill Sites 2009 J, L & M from Dry Fork Area and Lions Mesa <br />Exploration Drilling Project <br />Dear Mr. Kaldenbach: <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) herein amends its application for Minor Revision No. 352 to its Mining <br />and Reclamation Permit No. C-80-007 by removing the proposed road access to exploration sites 2009 J, L and <br />M. Coal exploration activities at these sites will be conducted utilizing helicopter access. The methane <br />drainage wells (MDW) at these sites may be constructed utilizing a modified (smaller diameter) well <br />configuration, as MCC's typical MDW design cannot be achieved with helicopter transportable drilling <br />equipment. Should these modified MDWs prove to be insufficient to ventilate the mine methane from the <br />planned longwall panels, MCC may submit a separate revision application for road access and typical MDW <br />construction. Table 2 of the Exploration Plan has been amended to remove the roads from the estimated. acres <br />of disturbance. <br />Please contact me at (970)929-2238 or by e-mail should you have questions regarding this amendment. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer <br />Cc: Chris Hansen - MCC <br />Doug Nolte - MCC <br />Wendell Koontz - MCC <br />Desty Dyer - BLM <br />Dan Hernandez - CDRMS <br />Carl Johnston - OSM <br />Ryan Taylor - USFS