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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 DI <br />VIE DS ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br />April 12, 2010 <br /> James B. Martin <br /> Executive Director <br />Ron Thompson Loretta E. I'Meda <br />New Elk Coal Company, LLC Director <br />122 West First Street <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />Re: Adequacy Review, Technical Revision No. 52 (TR-52) <br />New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br />Dear Mr. Thompson: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DBMS) has completed an initial <br />adequacy review for Technical Revision No. 52 JR-52) for the New Elk Mine. <br />In the second to last paragraph on revised page 2.05.4a, please change the <br />phrase "coal coal" to "clean coal". <br />2. Please provide current volume estimates for existing material on coal stockpiles, <br />including any residual coal, pond cleanings, or any other material or footprint that <br />would need to be transported to a permanent location upon final reclamation. <br />Include in the permit text discussion, along with these estimates of existing material, <br />calculations that show that an additional 10,000 cubic yards of material can be <br />added to the existing volumes and still be below the volumes included in the <br />reclamation cost estimate. <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />4j? <br />Kent A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist III <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines