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8/8/13 State.co.us Dxecutive Branch Mail - Inspection reports for mines operated by New Elk Coal Company <br />Simmons - DNR, Leigh <leigh.simmons @state.co.us> Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:07 PM <br />To: Ron Thompson <ront horn pson @newelkcoal.com >, gsmith @newelkcoal.com, mhaywood @clinemining.com <br />Cc: Alysha Hernandez - DNR <alysha.hernandez @state.co.us >, Daniel Hernandez - DNR <br /><daniel.hernandez@state.co.us> <br />Ron, Mark, Greg, <br />Thank you for taking the time to meet with Dan and myself during our visit to inspect the three mines operated by <br />New Elk Coal Company the week before last. <br />had intended to get the inspection reports to you some time ago, but there have been some unexpected delays <br />at our end. <br />Attached to this email are the inspection reports for Lorencito Canyon and Golden Eagle. The report for New Elk <br />should follow tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. <br />The same documents, as well as all previous inspection reports, permit documents, maps, exhibits, monitoring <br />reports, findings documents, citizens' complaints, etc. are scanned to our database and will be available online. <br />If you wish to access them: <br />1. Click on the link to our website in the signature strip <br />2. Select "Imaged Document Data" from the "Reports & Data" dropdown menu <br />3. Click through two more links for "Imaged Document Data" to arrive at the Laserfich Weblink homepage. <br />(This is a portal to a large database, which should provide comprehensive access to all relevant records for <br />all permitted mining operations in the state - it works well, but it is not flawless, and can be rather slow to <br />load documents through a slow internet connection) <br />4. To begin your search, you should first filter the results by permit number <br />• c1981012 - New Elk Mine <br />• c1981013 - Golden Eagle Mine <br />• c1996084 - Lorencito Canyon Mine <br />5. It is usually a good idea to select the document type from the "IBM Index Class Name" dropdown, then <br />filter the results further as you see fit. <br />While I am directing you to information, the law (Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Revised <br />8/7/2006) and the regulations (Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, <br />Revised 9/14/2005) under which we operate are also available from our website, on the "Rules & Regs" page. <br />have tried to make the July inspection reports as detailed as possible, and have attached a large number of <br />photos which makes them very big documents (usually they will be smaller than this). Although the pictures are <br />rather small, they are high enough resolution that you can zoom in on the screen for more detail. I can also <br />forward you the original picture files if you need them. <br />You'll see that a summary of the current permitting actions for each mine is included under the GENERAL MINE <br />PLAN COMPLIANCE section of the inspection report. <br />hope that's all clear. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or problems, <br />Leigh <br />Leigh Simmons <br />https: / /mai l.g oog le.conVmai 1 /u /0 / ?ui =2 &i k= e29129fcb5 &\iew= pt &search =i nboy&th= 1405fl e4c8l996d8 1/2 <br />