REV99239 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~~ MOUNTAIN COAL - =~ ~ %~ COMPANYL.L.C. A Subsidiary of Arch Western Resources. LLC January 31, 2001 Mr. David Berry Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII West Elk Mine P O Bar 591 5174 Highway 133 Somerset, CO RI434 (970)929-5015 Fac (970)929-5595 RECEIVED FEB 02 2001 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 DNision of Minerals & Geology RE: Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.; West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007; Permit Renewal Application (RN-04) Dear Mr. Berry: Enclosed are three copies of Mountain Coal Company's (MCC) application on the Division's form, for a successive five year permit renewal of Permit No. C-80-007. This permit was originally issued for the West Elk Mine in July 1981, renewed in August, 1985, January 1993, (effective 1991), and July 31, 1996. The five-year permit term expires July 31, 2001. Included with the application form is a proposed public notice. Once the notice has been published and MCC has received proof of publication, a new Figure 2 will be provided to the Division which should replace Figure 2, currently in the permit at page 2.03-10. A renewed liability insurance policy was previously provided to the Division and a copy is provided with this renewal application. The renewed certificate should replace the certificate currently in Volume 2, Exhibit 5. Although the Division requests that the evidence of insurance be provided for the proposed period of renewal (5-years), the insurance industry does not issue certificates for generally longer than one year increments. MCC will provide the Division with certificates on an annual basis. Due to the extensive mid-term review, (TR-90) and MCC's responses to the Division's comments and questions, few changes aze presently proposed. There are two outstanding issues regazding the present permitting status, they are, Permit Revision No. 9 (PR-09), a request by MCC to construct coal handling facilities in Sylvester Gulch and Minor Revision No. 270 (MR- 270) which is a request for ongoing activities associated with a "thetmal event" that occurred in January 2000. "The permit volumes currently on file at the Division's office are incorporated by reference with this renewal application. The pefmitted acreage was revised to reflect PR-08 (Box Canyon) and the associated addition of Federal Lease COC-56447, (Box Canyon). A table showing the changes is also included with this submittal.