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ea Colowyo Coal Company <br />5731 State Highway 13 <br />0 Meeker, CO 81641 <br />REC EIVED <br />NOV 08 2011 <br />0 November 8, 2011 Division of keclamation, <br />Mining sand Safety <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Attn: Dan Hernandez and Janet Binns <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Minor Revision No. 113, Change of Ownership of Colowyo Mine, Permit No. C 1981 - 019. <br />Dear Dan and Janet, <br />Enclosed please find two copies of materials provided for the Application for Minor Revision No. <br />113 to Permit No. C- 1981 -019 ( "Application "). The Application updates ownership information <br />in the permit with respect to the pending purchase by Western Fuels - Colorado, a Limited <br />Liability Company, of Kennecott Colorado Coal Company and Rio Tinto White Horse Company, <br />the owners of Colowyo Coal Company L.P. ( "Colowyo "), the permittee under Permit C- 1981 -019 <br />(the "Transaction "). The Transaction is expected to close on and be effective as of December 1, <br />2011. <br />It is our understanding that under the DRMS's regulatory review and approval process for the <br />Application for Minor Revision, (i) within 10 days after submittal of the Application, DRMS will <br />make a determination whether the Application is complete or, if needed, request additional <br />information, and (ii) within 10 days after determining that the Application for Minor Revision is <br />complete, DRMS will issue a decision concerning the approval of the Minor Revision. <br />Colowyo requests at this time that DRMS withhold issuing the approval decision until the <br />closing date of the Transaction, which currently is set for December 1, 2011. To avoid any <br />misunderstanding, Colowyo will give DRMS notice three days before the anticipated closing <br />date. <br />Please note that the ownership information and officer and director lists included with the <br />Application reflect the ownership structure and officers and directors effective on December 1, <br />2011, the anticipated closing date of the Transaction. Also included with this package is an index <br />of the change sheets for the permit to ease incorporation into the permit document. <br />Colowyo Coal Company, L.P. • 5731 State Highway 13 • Meeker, CO 81641 <br />T + 1 970 824 1578 • F +1 970 824 1598 • http: // prospect .riotinto.org /irj/portal <br />