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NEW ELK COAL COMPANY LLC <br />122 WEST FIRST STREET <br />TRINIDAD, CO 81082 <br />(719) 845-0090 <br />LORENCITO CANYON MINE <br />Ron Thompson <br />Mine Manager <br />July 3, 2010 <br />Mr. Kent Gorham <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Lorencito Canyon Mine, Permit No. C-96-084 <br />Annual Reclamation Report - 2009 <br />Dear Mr. Gorham: <br />? -11010 <br />cam, <br />pJi?n?n9 and S <br />Enclosed is the Annual Reclamation Reporting Form for 2009 for the Lorencito Canyon <br />Mine. In late spring of 2009, fertilizer was broadcast spread over areas that did not <br />received an application of soil enhancement in conjunction with the application of hydro- <br />seeding and mulching. <br />A shrub transplant area was selected in area C-1 and enclosed in Elk Fence to provide <br />protection from grazing. Species transplanted included Buffalo Berry, Sumac and Woods <br />Rose. <br />A minor amount of additional soil was removed from Topsoil Borrow Area BA-3 and <br />used to provide additional soil cover along drainage channels leading to ponds 6 and 7. <br />Subsequently these areas were seeded and BA-3 was graded to final contour, covered <br />with soil material stockpiled at BA-3 and seeded and mulched with the approved seed <br />mix and certified weed free mulch. Straw bale dikes and straw waddles were placed <br />along steep slopes to control potential erosion. <br />Weed control was contracted by the surface owner and included spraying for knapweed <br />and Canadian thistle primarily along roadways to CBM wells. In addition, the permittee