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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 />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Februaiv 1, 2013 John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Jeri v Nettleton Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />TNentN-mile Coal, LLC <br />29515 ROutt County Road No. 27 Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Oaks Creels, CO 80467 <br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit No. C- 1982 -056) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN -6) <br />Reclamation Cost Estimate <br />Dear Mr. Nettleton, <br />The Division received TwentyTmile Coal's (TC's) application for a permit renewal (RN -06) on November <br />19, 2012. The application was determined to be complete on November 23, 2012. No concerns have <br />been received from other agencies regarding this proposed permit renewal as of the date of this letter. <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety* completed its preliminaiv adequacy* review of <br />the proposed permit renewal in a letter to TwentyTmile Coal, LLC dated Januaiy 21, 2013. Please not the <br />attached Division's Reclamation Cost Estimate for the Foidel Creek Mine based on a review of the Permit <br />Renewal No. 6. <br />Attached is the reclamation cost estimate for the 2013 Foidel Creek Mine Permit Renewal, RN -6. <br />The Division updated the reclamation cost estimate with 2012 costs. This updated estimate total <br />is $9,772,006.68. This estimate includes reclamation tasks identified in the permit that were <br />updated with Minor and Technical Revisions approved after the 2010 Midterm Review. This <br />RN -6 revised cost estimate is $57,296.24 less than the current liability* of $9,829,302.92. The <br />revised liability* in the RN -6 estimate is $284,08232 less than the current bond held of <br />$10,056,089.00. <br />This updated estimate may be revised based on adequacy* responses provided by TwentyTmile <br />Coal. <br />Please feel free to contact me with any questions at (303) 866 -3567 ext 8134. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />