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Mountain Coal Company <br />July 19, 2013 <br />Mr. James R. Stark <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />West Elk Mine <br />P O Box 591 <br />Somerset. CO 81434 <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />kwelt @archcoal.com <br />phone: 970.929 2238 <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 23 2013 <br />OMSION OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West Elk Mine; Permit No. C- 1980 -007; <br />Minor Revision No. MR -395: RPEE HR -2 Retaining Wall <br />Dear Mr. Stark: <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) submits this letter, application form, and the attached <br />engineering design and drawings for Minor Revision No. MR -395 to install a concrete block <br />retaining wall below the RPEE Haul Road 2 switchback. The steep slopes in this area <br />continue to ravel and this wall will aide in better ensuring the long -term stability of this area. <br />Upon final reclamation, MCC will incorporate the retaining wall block and gravel in the <br />nearby roadway backfill and cover it with soil backfill materials. <br />Please contact me at (970) 929 -2238 or by e-mail should you have questions regarding this <br />submittal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: Weston Norris — MCC <br />Neal Starkebaum — Gunnison Co. <br />