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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (the Division) in response to a request for Phase I (100.16 acres) and Phase III (7.22 acres) <br />bond release at the New Horizon Mine, Division file number C- 1981 -008. The package contains <br />four parts. These include: 1) procedures and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and <br />schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the Division regarding compliance with <br />the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and <br />regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed decision on the request for bond <br />release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this <br />document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and <br />reclamation operations can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located <br />at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The New Horizon Mine is a surface coal mine which is permitted and operated by Western Fuels - <br />Colorado, LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, <br />and the coal ownership is private. Reclamation for which Phase III bond release has been requested <br />was conducted between 2005 and 2010. Reclamation for which Phase I bond release has been <br />requested was conducted between 2004 and 2008. <br />2 <br />