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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />Past Office Box 591 <br />Somerset, Colorado 81434 <br />Telephone 970929-5015 <br />RECEIVED <br />JUN 3 0 1997 <br />Division or m,nararo a Cgvalg9Y <br />/\ <br />June 27, 1997 <br />Mr. Jim Burnell <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company submittal of Notice of Intent to Explore <br />Dear Jim: <br />Please find enclosed two copies of Mountain Coal Company's (MCC) NOI to conduct <br />exploration drilling activities during 1997 in the West Elk Mine area. An additional copy has been <br />filed with the Gunnison County courthouse, as per the regulations. Also a copy of this application <br />is being forwarded to Mr. Mike Ward of the US Forest Service Paonia District Office at his <br />request. <br />Two of the four proposed exploration sites and activities described within this application were <br />previously permitted, bonded, and approved under NOI No. X-95-212-03. Supporting <br />documentation for those sites is referenced to the 1995 NOI application rather than resubmitting <br />the information to the Division. This should facilitate the prompt authorization of those sites with <br />prior approval. <br />The remaining two proposed sites are planned as helicopter supported drill holes utilizing air <br />mobile equipment and supplies. This style of drilling is considered as experimental and will be <br />evaluated for future use based on safety, core recovery, and economics. Information on hole 97- <br />19-1, which is located within our Exploration License # COC 58219, is contained in this NOI <br />application. As per our conversation, substitute bonding has been proposed for this site in lieu of <br />posting a separate bond. <br />Drilling and exploration activities for hole 97-15-1, which is located within the West Elk Mine <br />permitted area, will be submitted for approval as a Minor Revision to our Permit # C-80-007. <br />All applicable parts of the Federal and State Performance Standards for Coal Exploration will be <br />met and are covered in the exploration and reclamation plans. MCC has reviewed, and will <br />comply with, all applicable requirements of 30 CFR 815.15 and the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Regulations stated in C. R. S. 34-33-101, as amended. The west Elk Mine permit <br />