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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 />July 2, 2010 <br />Mr. Lance Wade <br />Mine Manager <br />Western Fuels - Colorado, LLC <br />P.O. Box 628 <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />RE: New Horizon Mine, Permit No. C-1981-008 <br />Permit Revision No. 6 <br />Dear Mr. Wade: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />The Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety (Division) received Western Fuels-Colorado (AFC) response <br />to our adequacy letter dated June 21, 2010 at 11:43 a.m. today. In your letter you have asked the Division to <br />propose a decision on PR-6 no later than August 15, 2010. As with the previous extension, WFC agrees to <br />limit operations in the prime farmlands to the active pit on the Morgan Property. WFC will only complete <br />drilling, blasting, overburden and coal removal from those areas already stripped of topsoil and "Bench 1" <br />material. No further topsoil removal, Bench 1 removal, grading, topsoil replacement or seeding will occur on <br />the prime farmlands. With this agreed limitation in place the Division will extend the proposed decision <br />deadline until August 15, 2010. <br />I have also forwarded, via e-mail, a copy of the latest correspondence from Ms. JoEllen Turner dated June 28, <br />2010. We received the letter in our office today. You indicated on the phone that you plan to hand-deliver a <br />copy of your responses to the Morgan's today. <br />We will initiate our review of your responses early next week and be in touch with WFC as soon as we <br />complete our review. <br />Sincerely, <br />landra L. Brown <br /> <br />Sr. Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Ross Gubka <br />David Berry <br />Marcia Talvitie <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines