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February 9, 2012 <br />J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC. <br />Janet Binns <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: New Elk Mine Permit C -1981 -012 <br />Permit Revision Application PR -04 <br />Permit Boundary Expansion <br />Dear Ms. Binns• <br />2352 NORTH 7 STREET, UNIT B <br />GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 <br />PHONE: (970) 245 -4101, FAX 242 -7908 <br />MINE ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING <br />MINE RECLAMATION CONST. MANAGEMENT <br />R EC <br />• <br />• se c \ama <br />Viin'ing a Safety <br />Ream° <br />RECEIVED <br />FEB 12012 <br />Uiwsion of Neclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />or Keclamation, <br />Division <br />Mining and Safety <br />On behalf of New Elk Coal Company's, (NECC) enclosed is an application for a permit revision <br />to expand the permit boundary to the east. <br />This permit revision is for a 1,618.7 acre expansion of the permit boundary. The east line of the <br />permit boundary will be moved approximately one mile to the east. The mine permit boundary <br />expansion lies within sections 19, 30 and 31, T33S, R68W and section 6, T34S, R68W. This <br />permit expansion will allow panels to be developed to the east off of the Blue Seam south mains. <br />Most of the surface and coal located within the permit boundary expansion is owned by the State <br />of Colorado with a small amount owned by NECC. <br />The coal within the permit boundary expansion is owned by NECC and the State of Colorado <br />acting through an by the Department of Natural Resources for the use and benefit of the Division <br />of Wildlife. A copy of NECC's lease documenting right of entry is included in Exhibit 34- <br />Adendum Division of Wildlife Lease. The Colorado Springs Division of Wildlife office supports <br />amending the coal mining lease to include all of the Division of Wildlife acreage. This <br />expansion of the lease would encompass the lease expansion area. See the attached Colorado <br />Parks & Wildlife letter and real estate action proposal both signed by Dan Prenzlow, Region <br />Manager. <br />This is a good time to reconcile the permit acreage. Apparently the 10.5 acre permit boundary at <br />the Jansen Yard was dropped from the permitted acres. Additionally the approved 4,198.9 acre <br />permit boundary is 2.6 acres less than is determined from the ACAD drawings. The corrected <br />permit boundary acreage is shown in the table below: <br />