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Mine Site Evaluation Mine Name: Trapper Mine Permittee: Trapper Mining, Inc. Permit ID #: C -81 -010 Inspection Date: October 15, 2014 Inspection Type: Phase II Bond Release (277.8 acres) SL -16 Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, partly cloudy, windy. Participants: Graham Roberts, Trapper Mining, Inc. (TMI) Jared Smith, Colorado State Land Board (CSLB) Jared Ebert, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS) Duane Matt, Office of Surface Mining (OSM) On October 23, 2014, DRMS informed OSM that it had found Trapper Mining's SL -16 bond release application complete. SL -16 requested Phase II bond release of 277.8 acres, and included a brief description of the mine, the map showing the parcels being reclaimed, vegetation sampling data and general correspondence. Trapper Mining Inc. (TMI) notified other pertinent parties (owners of surface area within and contiguous to the permit area, local governmental and planning agencies, and appropriate federal agencies) of this bond release inspection. OSM, DRMS, and the operator were the only parties that attended. Prior to and after this evaluation I reviewed the bond release application and other relevant files from both the OSM Western Region Office and the online permitting database maintained by DRMS. Federal, State, and private coal is mined at this site. OSM is a co -payee on the reclamation surety bond. Trapper Mining, Inc. has requested a liability release on these parcels; no reduction in the amount of the bond is sought with this bond release application. DRMS administers the bond release process in part through the State- Federal Cooperative Agreement found at 30 CFR, Part 906.30. DRMS also follows the "Guidelines Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, " - dated April 18, 1995 -as well as, sections contained in Rule 4.15, Rule 3 to evaluate reclamation success on bond release sites. The current bond is valued at $30,173,724.