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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br /> Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta E. Pineda Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Thompson <br />The Division has completed its review of the 2012 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) for the Golden <br />Eagle Mine, received on February 14, 2013. The Division finds the report in compliance with Rule 2.04.13. <br /> The New Elk Mine is currently in Temporary Cessation, but is expected to resume production within a few months. A total of 162.98 acres have been disturbed, with 35.14 acres of the total phase I bond <br />released. No additional acres were disturbed and no additional reclamation occurred during 2012. <br />Considerable activity occurred at the site during 2012, but all projects were within the existing disturbance. <br /> <br />Bi-weekly inspections of the site were used to monitor noxious weeds and erosion damage of reclaimed areas. <br />No rills and gullies were identified. <br />Noxious weeds, including Canadian thistle and hounds-tongue, were controlled by hand-spraying the infested area with Tordon. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br />Leigh Simmons Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Ron Thompson New Elk Coal Company, LLC <br />12250 Highway 12 Weston, CO 81091 <br /> <br /> <br />February 14, 2013 <br />Re: New Elk Mine, Permit C-1981-012 <br /> 2012 Annual Reclamation Report Review