2010-10-22_REVISION - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 10/22/2010
• Doc Name: 270 Day Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Mountain Coal Company, LLC
• Type & Sequence: RN6
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
October 22, 2010 Governor

Kathleen G. Welt Mike King
Executive Director
Mountain Coal Company, LLC
P.O. Box 591 Loretta E. Pineda

Somerset, CO 81434 Director
Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007)
Permit Expiration
Dear Ms. Welt:
The purpose of this letter, as required by Rule 2.08.5(2)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined
Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the five-year permit term for the West Elk Mine
will expire on July 31, 2011. In order to ensure that Mountain Coal Company, LLC may continue operating the
mine beyond that date, a complete application for renewal of the permit must be received at least 180 days prior to
its expiration (Rule 2.08.5(3)(f)). Therefore, a complete application would be required on or before February 1,
2011.
Enclosed is a renewal application form which should be submitted with the following information, at a minimum,
as required by Rule 2.08.5(2)(b):
A statement of the name and address of the permittee, the term of the requested renewal, the permit
number, and a description of any changes to the matters set forth in the original application for a permit
or. prior permit renewal;
2. A copy of the newspaper notice to be placed in a local newspaper in accordance with the requirements of
Rule 2.07.3(2); and
3. Evidence that a liability insurance policy or adequate self-insurance under Rule 2.03.9 will be provided
by the applicant for the proposed period of renewal.
If you or your staff have questions or need additional information, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Tom Kaldenbach
Environmental Protection Specialist
Enclosure
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