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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br /> Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director <br /> Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir/Madame: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the West Elk Mine. <br />The Division deemed the revision complete on November 30, 2012 and issued the decision on the <br />same date. <br /> <br />The Mountain Coal Company, LLC has submitted a Minor Revision to the West Elk Mine’s permit. <br />The revision proposes to allow for refuse placement on the Refuse Pile East Expansion (RPEE) to <br />an elevation of 6,930’ with the current Phase IA rock buttress and the Phase IB colluvial buttress. <br />MCC will continue to construct the Phase IB rock buttress at the RPEE during refuse placement. <br />There will be no change to the mine’s permit or disturbance boundary and no change to the mine’s <br />reclamation liability as a result of this revision. <br /> <br />This revision is available for review at the Gunnison County Planning Department, 201 E. Virginia, <br />Gunnison, CO 81230. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />James R. Stark <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />November 30, 2012 <br />Townofpaonia@tds.net <br />Town of Paonia <br />P.O. Box 460 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Revision: MR-389 <br />Minor Revision No. MR-389 Modified RPEE Phase 1B Buttress and Additional <br />Refuse Placement