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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />December 1, 2011 <br />Executive Director <br />Western Slope Environmental Resource Council <br />P.O. Box 1612 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -022) <br />Revision: TR -73 <br />Construct and Operate Methane Fueled Electricity Generator and Relocation of Alluvial <br />Monitoring Well. <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the Elk Creek Mine. The <br />revision was called complete on December 1, 2011. The decision due date is January 30, 2012. <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC (OMLLC) and North Fork Energy, LLC are proposing to construct and operate a <br />coal mine methane fueled electrical generator and a thermal oxidation facility at the Elk Creek Mine. The <br />electrical generating facility will utilize the methane drainage borehole at the mine site previously <br />approved in Technical Revision 68. This revision also proposes the relocation of alluvial monitoring well <br />EC -14 to accommodate the new facility. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Brock F. Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C CI 01 _ C <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />� -mwird <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />