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January 31, 2013 <br />Dear Mr. Zuber, <br />COAL <br />COMPANY a� <br />., ��,.�o� rsoavcriop•� <br />5731 State Highway 13 • Meeker, Colorado 81641 • <br />Mr. Rob Zuber <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />/1 Western kiwis-Coto/ado, 1.1(, lllllllllgp1'oJJeJ't' <br />970- 824 -1500 <br />izecsN <br />�E8 o 4 2013 <br />l6ama tton. <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P., Mine Permit C -81 -019, TR -98 West Taylor <br />Fill Revision <br />Colowyo received the Division's proposed reclamation cost estimate (RCE) for TR- <br />98 by email on January 31, 2013. Colowyo has the following comments regarding <br />the Division's RCE: <br />1. Colowyo does not agree that the indirect costs (Totaling $1,737,175.73) should <br />be incorporated into this RCE. Colowyo believes that these indirect costs are <br />captured in any RCE by the Division or bond calculation performed by <br />Colowyo for the entire mine site, and this RCE should reflect the additional <br />temporary spoil volume movement only. <br />2. The Division has included to CAT D 11 R — 11U as support equipment, a CAT <br />16M and a water tanker as road maintenance equipment in this RCE. Colowyo <br />believes these costs associated with these support pieces of equipment are <br />captured in any RCE by the Division or bond calculation performed by <br />Colowyo for the entire mine site, and this RCE should reflect the additional <br />temporary spoil volume movement only. <br />3. The Division included a truck payload material weight of 2,900 Pounds /LCY in <br />this RCE. Colowyo considers this weight too high due to studies performed <br />onsite. Colowyo conducted a Truck Weight and Volume study on June 22, <br />2005. The results of Colowyo's tests indicate that the proper material weight <br />for the Colowyo Mine should be 2,572 Pounds /LCY. Colowyo utilized the <br />average payload (tons) and volume (cubic yards) from the study to generate the <br />material weight listed above. Included under this cover is the supporting <br />documentation from this study. <br />Colowyo requests the Division utilized this adjust material weight for the <br />Colowyo Mine as it reflects actual on the ground conditions on the site. <br />