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,- ~ ~ ,~~ ~A POST OFFICE BOX 518 SOMERSET, CO 81434 (303) 929-5775 HAND DELIVERED May 25, 1989 Mr. Matthew S. Hayes Reclamation Specialist Mined Land Reclamation Division 215 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80263-2273 Dear Mr. Hayes: ~~~ I~~II~'~~II~~'~~ 999 As you know, the Bear Coal Company, Inc., is presently performing development work in the B seam and is also driving access ramp #2 from the C Seam into the B Seam, as is stipulated in our approved Technical Revision (TR-03). This revision allows Bear to drive access ramp #2 into the B Seam at a grade of approximately 16$ for a length of 460 feet. Since beginning this ramp however, we have found a steeper grade of approximately 15$ to be feasible. This was also the case in ramp #4, as it is approximately 175 feet in length rather than the 250 feet which was anticipated. At the time the aforementioned technical revision was submitted to the Diviaion for approval, we anticipated that production from the C Seam would continue until such time as the access ramps had been completed into the B Seam. Unfortunately, the seam thick- ness of the C Seam and the quality of the coal are forcing us to curtail mining activities in the C Seam• In an attempt to keep from losing our coal supply agreements due to this loss of pro- duction, we now must concentrate all of our resources and energy towards obtaining commercial quantities of coal from the B Seam. To this end it is essential that Bear immediately construct a temporary beltline in access ramp #4 which would efficiently transport to the existing C Seam beltline coal which is produced in the B Seam. Since this beltline is a temporary structure it is imperative that work continue towards the completion of access ramp #2. However, once the temporary beltline is installed, we will not be able to transport the development waste generated in ramp #2 into the B Seam as called for in TR-3. 1