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MOUNTAIN COAL <br />- A Subsidiary of Arch Westem Resources, LLC <br />June 22, 2009 <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 />RECEIVED Cvf4 <br />JUN 2 2 2009 <br />Division or rieciamation, <br />Mining and Safety <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-1980-007; Minor Revision No. <br />MR-356, Pioneer Construction Trail and Interim Topsoil Storage Pile <br />Dear Mr. Kaldenbach: <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) submits this letter and attached Exhibit 70B in application of <br />Minor Revision No. 356 (MR-356) to its Mining and Reclamation Permit No. C-1980-007. This <br />revision is to push a dozer trail to provide safer construction equipment access to the slopes above the <br />current Phase III bench of the Refuse Pile Expansion (RPE) area in order to clear and grub the <br />vegetation and strip topsoil from the existing, approved Phase IV RPE area. MR-356 also includes an <br />interim topsoil stockpile to be located to the east of the existing RPE pile, but within the approved <br />disturbance boundary. <br />MCC would appreciate the Division's assistance in providing reclamation estimates and associated <br />bond readjustment calculations for this project. Please contact me at (970)929-2238 or by e-mail <br />should you have questions regarding this submittal. <br />SinTc?. 661 tz <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: Doug Nolte - MCC <br />Chris Nyikos - MCC <br />Availability of Records File <br />Joanne Williams - Gunnison Co.