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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(the Division) in response to a request for a partial Phase I bond release at the Keenesburg Strip Mine, <br />Division file number C- 1981 -028. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and <br />summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br />findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the <br />Division's proposed decision on the request for bond 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 document <br />are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br />can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Keenesburg Strip Mine is a surface mine which is permitted and operated by Coors Energy <br />Company (CEC). The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and <br />the coal ownership was state and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was <br />conducted in 2006, 2009 and 2013. <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />