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NEW ELK COAL <br />41- <br />February 9, 2011 <br />COMPANY <br />Mr. Kent Gorham <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br />2011 Coal Exploration Notice of Intent <br />180 day report <br />Dear Mr. Gorham: <br />RECEivED <br />FEB 1 0 ?Al1 <br />Divisiu . _ ton, <br />Mining and Safely <br />With this letter New Elk Coal Company is submitting two copies of a Notice of Intent for <br />Coal Exploration. In summary 12 exploration drill holes are planned, 11 holes are <br />planned for the Division of Wildlife (DOW) lease area. <br />A surface use agreement application has been forwarded to. the DOW to enable 4 of the <br />holes to be converted to monitoring wells. This will allow NECC to collect baseline <br />ground water data and to monitor for potential impacts during mining. The exploration <br />program is planned to take place in the months of May 2011 through August, 2012. <br />Please feel free to contact me with any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ron Thompson, Mine Manager <br />Enclosures: NO[ application <br />NOI application attachment <br />Proposed 2011 Drill hole location Map <br />122 W. First Street ( PHONE (719) 845-0090 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 FAX ((719) 845-0077 <br />E-MAIL ronthompson@newelkcoal.com