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E_maA r r <br />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 />January 11, 2010 <br />Townofpaonia@tds.net <br />Town of Paonia <br />P.O. Box 460 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Revision: TR-120 <br />New Refuse Pile In No Name Gulch <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N 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 />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the West Elk Mine. The <br />revision was called complete on January 11, 2010. The decision due date is March 12, 2010. <br />The operator proposes to construct a new 75-acre coal waste rock pile for disposing approximately 16 <br />million cubic yards of coal waste rock. The project is proposed on land owned by the mine operator in <br />Section 15 of Township 13 South, Range 90 West, one-half mile southeast of the mine's currently active <br />waste pile. The proposal includes associated access roads and ditches. This new waste pile is needed <br />because the currently active 20-acre waste rock pile is approaching its maximum capacity of <br />approximately 1.4 million cubic yards. Proposed new land surface disturbance is approximately 80 <br />acres. <br />This revision is available for review at the Gunnison County Planning Department, 201 E. Virginia, <br />Gunnison, CO 81230. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />TKn.r /(k- <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />TAK/Ahd <br />C-CI-01 CI980007 TAK 01112010010427.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines