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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 />December 7, 2009 <br />Tom Bird <br />GCC Energy, LLC <br />6473 County Road 120 <br />Hesperus, CO 81326 <br />Re: King I Mine (C-81-035) <br />Release of federal and fee leases in King I Mine area <br />Dear Mr. Bird: <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 letter of November 25, 2009 in which you request verification that the <br />release of leases in the King I Mine area will not conflict with the terms of your mining and <br />reclamation permit. <br />Section 2.03.6 of the permit application identifies several coal leases which appear to be the <br />documents upon which the mine operator relies for surface right of entry. If the operator relies <br />on a mineral lease for surface right of entry, then the lease would need to remain in effect until <br />either the lease area receives final bond release or an alternate form of surface right of entry is <br />obtained for the lease area. <br />The need to maintain surface right of entry over undermined areas comes from Rule 2.03.6(1) <br />which effectively requires the mine permit application to describe the documents which give the <br />mine permittee the legal right of entry for the land surface in the affected area. "Affected area" <br />is comprised of: <br />a) the areas disturbed on the land surface, and <br />b) the undermined areas, including areas within the angle of draw. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />-r"- , I«. <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Dan Hernandez, DRMS <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines