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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 />Colorado 80203 <br />Denver COLORADO <br />, 0[ v[ s t o N o> <br />Phone: (303) 866.3567 A <br />T <br />N <br />RE M <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 l`1 <br />j N j <br />G <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br />September 2, 2010 <br /> Mike King <br /> Executive Director <br />Mr. Lance Wade <br /> <br /> <br />Mine Manager <br />E Pinecia <br />ogre tor <br />Western Fuels-Colorado <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 />The Division has received Western Fuels-Colorado (WFC) August 31, 2010 request to extend the deadline for <br />Permit Revision No. 6 (PR-6) until close of business on October 1, 2010. WFC also requests to continue limited <br />operations in the Morgan prime farmland areas including: strip Bench 1 overburden in the areas from which A <br />and B lift topsoil have previously been removed; rough grade Bench 1 overburden on the spoil side; stockpile <br />Bench 1 overburden on the spoil side; drill and blast Bench 2 overburden and inner-burden; and to mine coal. <br />Furthermore, WFC is requesting to resume A and B topsoil stripping on the Morgan property no later than <br />October 18, 2010. <br />An extension to the PR-6 deadline is granted; the extended deadline will be the close of business on October 1, <br />2010. Mining, as set forth by WFC in your August 31, 2010 letter can continue. Topsoil salvage operations can <br />resume on the prime farmland after all irrigation on the salvage areas has ceased and the soils are dry. WFC will <br />be allowed to strip lift A and B topsoil on the Morgan property as approved. All Lift A and Lift B topsoil on the <br />Morgan property will be stripped in separate lifts and all prime farmland soils from the Morgan property will be <br />stockpiled in the appropriate stockpile on the Morgan property. No topsoil replacement can occur until PR-6 is <br />issued. <br />Sincerely, <br />Sandra L. Brown <br />Sr. Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: David Berry <br />Marcia Talvitie <br />Ross Gubka <br />James Fulton <br />Allen Klein <br />Mike Morgan and JoEllen Turner <br />Office of Office of <br />Minarl I inrd Rorbmitinn non. o. r..? a 1,,.,,t; n,.r? . _.... _? ...___