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MOUNTAIN COAL <br />?" <br />COMPANY <br />LLC. <br />. A Subsidiary of Arch Western Resources, LW <br />West Elk Mine <br />P O Box 591 <br /> 5174 Highway 133 <br /> Somerset, CO 81434 <br /> (970) 929-5015 <br /> Fax (970) 929-5595 <br />April 5, 2006 <br />Mr. Jim Burnell <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: NOI X-2005-212-06 <br />Dry Fork Exploration Drilling <br />Dear Jim, <br />Mountain Coal Company is requesting an amendment to the above noted Notice of Intent to <br />allow MCC to drill one additional hole on the Dry Fork Coal Exploration License in 2006. The hole, <br />currently identified as EEE, will be the last hole on this NOI for the Dry Fork area. Additionally, MCC <br />will be drilling hole SST-1 in 2006 for the last hole in the Lions Mesa area of the NOI. Please refer to <br />the existing Exploration Plan (4-20-05) and the map and letter submitted to your office on March 14 <br />2006. <br />• Right of entry is secured with the U. S. Forest Service Road Use Permit dated May 2005, <br />effective until Dec. 31, 2010. No new roads are required to access the proposed site. <br />The projected hole size and depth for EEE is the same as those proposed in the Exploration Plan. <br />The hole diameter would be 6 1/8" to a total depth of 1600'. Other proposed holes within the NOI area <br />were projected at 2230' to 2360'. The new site is of lesser depth due to its' lower collar elevation. <br />Drill site development, use, and reclamation would be the same as proposed for other holes <br />within the NOI area. The site will be selected in consultation with the US Forest Service representative <br />and placed to minimize disturbance. Utilizing an existing wide spot and undeveloped camp site will <br />minimize disturbance to the surrounding area. <br />MCC is planning to conduct the drilling during July and August of 2006 to take advantage of the <br />driest months of the year and complete reclamation by end of August. <br />Please contact me if I may provide additional information. <br />Sincerely, <br />Wendell A. Koontz <br />Sr. Mine Geologist <br />Ark Land Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />