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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 COLORADO <br /> <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D I V I S ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MIN I N G <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br />June 4, 2009 <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br />Ms. Kathleen G <br />Welt <br />. Harris D. Sherman <br />Mountain Coal Company LLC Executive Director <br />P.O. Box 591 Ronald W. Cattany <br /> <br />Somerset <br />CO 81434 Division Director <br />, Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit C-1980-007) <br />Technical Revision 117 (Midterm Permit Review No. 6) <br />Dear Ms. Welt: <br />The Division has completed a preliminary review of the above-referenced submittal. <br />The submittal adequately addresses all of the Division's comments in our Midterm <br />Review document of January 30, 2009. The Division agrees with the following <br />changes you have proposed in your letters of April 28, May 22, and May 25, 2009: <br />elimination of permit Stipulation 2, changing the submittal due date for the annual <br />hydrology report from April 30 to June 30, and moving approved drilling operations <br />materials from Exhibit 79 to Exhibit 80. <br />The Division is reviewing the proposed elimination of Stipulation 76. <br />Attached for your review is an updated reclamation cost summary prepared for <br />Midterm Review 6. <br />Please call me if you have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />rw. lC? <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Dan Hernandez, CDMG (via email) <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines