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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 />18 December 2009 <br />James A. Kiger <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC <br />P.O. Box 535 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine - Permit No. C-1981-022 <br />Technical Revision No. 64 (TR 64) - Ventilation Boreholes (3) <br />Second Adequacy Review <br />Dear Mr. Kiger: <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter,Ir. <br />Govemor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received your 9 December response <br />to its Preliminary Adequacy Review of the TR-64 application. Each of the Division's <br />original items is reiterated below, along with OMLLC's response and the Division's <br />current comments. <br />1. DRMS: The TR-64 cover letter (Page 1) indicates that Exhibit 2.04-E3 Item 9 <br />has been updated to reflect the 2009 borehole drilling activities. These sites <br />appear on pages 3 and 4 of Item 9. Northing and Easting coordinates have not <br />been provided, nor have the completion dates for these boreholes. Please provide <br />the missing data for the sites drilled in 2009. <br />OMLLC: Oxbow has surveyed the recently concluded 2009 borehole drilling <br />activities. The Northing and Easing coordinates and completion dates have been <br />included on Exhibit 2.04-E3, Item 9 - Methane Drainage Well Information. <br />Please note that the updated Table also includes the information for our TR-65 <br />which includes information for the next three north panels. <br />DRMS: Exhibit 2.04-E3, Item 9 has been modified to include the data requested. <br />The addition of information for sites covered by the pending TR-65 is noted. <br />Item resolved, no further response is necessary. <br />2. DRMS: On Page 4 of the Item 9 table, the Road Disturbance column entries for <br />GVB-LW-16-05 and -18-01A are referenced from LW-17-04 and the LW-17-OIA <br />road, respectively. These features do not appear on the map, and are not listed <br />elsewhere in Item 9. Please review the descriptions and revise as necessary. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand )unction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines