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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 />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />21 June 2012 <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1980 -007) <br />Technical Revision No. 129 (TR -129) <br />Revised Longwall Panel E4 MDW Road and Pad Locations <br />Dear Ms. Welt: <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division has received the application for West Elk Mine's Technical Revision 129 - Revised <br />Longwall Panel E4 MDW Road and Pad Location. The revision was received on 14 May 2012 <br />and deemed complete on 24 May 2012. The Division has reviewed the submittal and has the <br />following comments. <br />General Comments <br />1. The proposed changes to the MDW drilling plan, as approved in PR -14, includes reducing <br />the length of new road from 4,183 feet to 2,930 feet. This includes changing the access to <br />MDW E4 -3, E4 -4, E4 -11, E4 -14, E4 -16, E4 -17 and E4 -19. The revision also proposes to <br />add a small drill pad for MDW E4 -4 and to change the large drill pad for MDW E4 -16 and <br />E4 -17 and replace it with two smaller drill pads. The proposed changes to the roads will <br />result in a net decrease to the disturbed area of approximately 0.4 acres. The proposed <br />changes to the pad locations will result in no change to the disturbed area. The remaining <br />road and pad locations remain within the polygons approved with PR -14. <br />Rule 2.03.6(1) — Ri2ht of Entry <br />2. On 13 June 2012 the Division received a comment letter from the US Forest Service <br />(attached). The letter stated that the proposed changes were subject to the March 2008 <br />Record of Decision for the E -Seam MDW project and there would be no additional <br />conditions of approval. No additional action is required by Mountain Coal. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />