COLORADO
<br />Division of Recl&jrnation,
<br />Mining and Safety
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Roorn 215
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />September 24, 2015
<br />Delta Cc)urfty Cc)mmissic)r�ers
<br />Cc)urfty Cc)mmissic)r�er
<br />501 Palmer Street, #227
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />IRe: Coal IExploiraldorn Hie INo. X-2012-223-1 I
<br />lBoind IRelease INo. I (S11....1)
<br />Dear Delta Cc)urfty Cc)mmissic)r�ers:
<br />The Cc)[c)radc) Divisic)rc)f Reclamatic)r�, Mir�ir�g ar�d Safety is prc)pc)sir�g tc) Approve the partial release c)f
<br />cc)al explc)ratic)rreclamatic)rbor�d liability fc)r Nc)tice c)f IrAerft Nc). X 2011 223 11. Bor�d was submitted tc)
<br />cover reclamatic)rcc)sts assc)ciated with explc)ratic)rdrill boles irDelta Cc)urfty. Arir�spectic)rsImwed
<br />that all boles have beeradequately abor�dc)r�ed and assc)ciated disturbar�ces have beerreclaimed with the
<br />exceptic)rc)f revegetatic)rassc)ciated with Sites OM 12 35, OM 13 30, OM 13 18, OM 13 32, OM 13 13, ar�d
<br />OM 12 27. The revegitatic)rreclamatic)rliability at each site fc)r a tc)tal c)f seversites will remair�. The
<br />Divisic)rcurrerftly bolds a Cc)rpc)rate Surety irthe amc)urft c)f $386,931A7 c)f which the Divisic)rapprc)ves
<br />the release c)f $383,089.27 ur�der Sl 1. $3,841 90 is beir�g held after the apprc)val c)f Sl 1 fc)r revegetati()r�
<br />ar�d weed marogemerft cc)sts. This release represerfts a partial bora release c)f $383,089.2T
<br />The legal descriptic)rfc)r the prc)ject is as fcAk)ws:
<br />Pc)rtic)rfls off Sectic)rfls 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35 arfld 36, Tc)wrflship 13 Sc)uth, IRarflge 93 West;
<br />Pc)rtic)rfls off Sectic)rfls 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, arfld 30, Tc)wrflship 13 Sc)uth, IRarflge 92
<br />West.
<br />Ar�y persc)rwith arirfterest which may be adversely affected by this prc)pc)sed decisi()rmay submit
<br />writtercc)mmerfts tc) the Divisic)rat the address belc)w withir30 days c)f publicatic)r()f this pr()p()sed
<br />decisic)rirthe The Delta County Irideperiderit.
<br />If yc)u have ar�y questic)r�s, please feet free tc) call.
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<br />1313 Sherman Street, Roorn 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303,8663567 F 303,832,8106 httI::): rnining. state. co. us 0
<br />John W. Hickenlool::)er, Governor Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director
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