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Public Notice <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, of the Colorado <br />Revised Statutes, hereby issues notice that on December 9, 2011, a minor revision application (MR -383) <br />to the West Elk Mine, Permit No. C- 1980 -007, operated by Mountain Coal Company, LLC, P.O. Box <br />591, Somerset, CO 81434 was considered complete for the purposes of filing. Mountain Coal Company, <br />LLC has submitted a Minor Revision to the West Elk Mine permit to allow for the phased construction of <br />the Refuse Pile Expansion East. The phased buttress construction is for the currently approved Phase I <br />buttress that was approved with Minor Revision 368 and Technical Revision 127. The proposal allows <br />for the construction of a smaller initial buttress and limited refuse placement behind the buttress. The <br />design for the proposed Phase IA buttress and the completed buttress remain the same as the originally <br />approved buttress design. There will be no change in the mines permit area, disturbed area or reclamation <br />liability as a result of this revision. All reviews and comment periods as provided in the Act and <br />Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this date of filing. <br />Posted December 9, 2011 <br />C -MR -03 <br />121 \\.\ \ <br />