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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 />July 16, 2013 <br />Ron Thompson <br />New Elk Coal Company, LLC <br />12250 Highway 12 <br />Weston, CO 81091 <br />Re: Lorencito Canyon Mine (Permit No. C- 1996 -084) <br />Permit Renewal No. 3, (RN3) <br />Adequacy Review <br />Dear Mr. Thompson: <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has reviewed the <br />response of New Elk Coal Company (NECC) to the Division's letter of October 23, 2013. Please <br />respond to the following adequacy comments as necessary: <br />1. Ownership and control information for NECC and Cline Mining (pages 2.03 -3, 4 and 4a) <br />should be reviewed and updated to reflect recent changes. <br />2. Surface and mineral ownership. This issue has been resolved. <br />NOV information. This issue has been resolved. <br />4. Permit term dates. This issue has been resolved. <br />Coal lease agreement. This issue has been resolved. <br />6. Soils map. This issue has been resolved. <br />7. Jeff Canyon haul road. This issue has been resolved. <br />8. Threatened and endangered species survey. This issue has been resolved. <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S 16 N OF <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 />Is there one map that shows all the approved culverts? Along the access road and the sediment <br />pond access roads, there are approved culverts that are NECC's responsibility and have been <br />designed for specific flows. On the ground additional culverts have been installed by a third <br />parry (oil and gas development) and are not NECC's responsibility for maintenance. A map <br />with all of the culverts on it, which defines which culverts are NECC's responsibility and which <br />are not, has not been identified. This map would need to be specific to the actual area of <br />disturbance for the Jeff Canyon Surface Mine. If one does not already exist in the permit, <br />NECC needs to provide a single map that provides this information. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />