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t °�"` °FT United States Department of the Interior OFgURFigL.F� a OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING m z Reclamation and Enforcement gacH Western Region Office 9l'oNAN�ENF °� 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Denver, CO 80202 -3050 March 5, 2015 RECEIVED David Berry, Coal Program Director MAR 0 ? 2015 Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety 1313 Sherman St #215 Division of Reclamation, Mining &Safety Denver, CO 80203 RE: Phase I, II, & III Bond Release Application, CAM Mining LLC, Loma Loadout and Munger Canyon Mine, C- 1981 -020 Dear Mr. Berry: This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ( OSMRE), Denver Field Division's (DFD) receipt and review of the above Phase I, II, and III Bond Release proposed findings prepared by the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS) dated February 6, 2015. DFD agrees with the findings and Decision Document and hereby provides OSMRE concurrence for the above bond release action in accordance with 30 CFR 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 CFR 906.30, Article IX, Section 24, of the State - Federal Cooperative Agreement. DBMS' proposed findings notes the applicant's compliance with the Colorado approved regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2. OSMRE and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) participated in the bond release inspection on November 24, 2014. By email dated March 4, 2015, OSMRE interprets the BLM's concurrence to mean that Cam Mining LLC, is in compliance with all BLM coal lease stipulations. DRMS' proposed findings recommends authorizing the Phase I,II, and III bond release of the reclaimed Loma Loadout and light use road, mine portal area, haul road, and coal mine waste disposal area, with the exclusion of an area indicative of recent disturbance. The total bond release recommended by DRMS is now 17.2 acres at CAM Mining, LLC's Munger Canyon Mine. OSMRE finds that CAM Mining, LLC has met or exceeded the requirements for Phase I, II, and III bond release on the 17.2 acres of land described above. DRMS currently holds a performance bond in the amount of $65,966.00 for the Munger Canyon Mine and proposes to release a total of $24,135.04 of the performance bond with the SL 2 bond release. Additionally, DRMS estimates its cost to complete the remaining reclamation work at the site to be $38,818.56. This amount is sufficient to assure completion of the remaining reclamation work at the site if the work had to be performed by DRMS, including the cost of reestablishing vegetation on any revegetated areas should those areas fail. Therefore, with the releasable amount of $24.135.04 the Division will still hold a bond in the amount of $41.831.00 which is $3,012.40 more than the minimum required liability to fully reclaim the remaining disturbed areas of the Munger Canyon Mine.